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Dr. Faustus: A Play by Christopher Marlowe Thinking Activity



Dr. Faustus: A Play by Christopher Marlowe Thinking Activity

(Q.1.)               The play directed by MATTHEW DUNSTER for Globe theatre ends of the Lucifer last scene  signifies Lucifer become more powerful after taking Dr.Faustu's soul. Lucifer's big  wing's     shows that become more stronger than before.

                        Lucifer's this image signify the highest level of evilness. last  scene said that Lucifer's big wings signifies that God is fails and evil is wins.Lucifer is also symbolic of the war between the good and evil.the prince of devils,the ruler of hell and mephistophili's master the Lucifer may be powerful.and that is we can see in act-1 in

               
MEPHIST. I am a servant to great Lucifer,
And may not follow thee without his leave:
No more than he commands must we perform


so we can say that play end Lucifer become more stonger than god and he become the hero of the play and last LUCIFER'S big wing's signifies that things.


(Q.2)           Yes GOD is present in the play ,god is not appears in character but in form of Good Angel ,Old man and others saw that God. GOOD ENGEL, with GOD is very much present in the play.the old man and the good engel opposed to mephistopheles and bed angel.
we can say that god is present in play first to last scene.first scene with MONOLOGUE of faustus in which he challenges the god...

                                  "O, what a world of profit and delight,
                                     Of power, of honour, and omnipotence,
                                     Is promis'd to the studious artizan!
                                    All things that move between the quiet poles
                                     Shall be at my command:  emperors and kings
                                     Are but obeyed in their several provinces;
                                        But his dominion that exceeds in this,
                                      Stretcheth as far as doth the mind of man;
                                         A sound magician is a demigod"

then we see god in the play that time Good Angel say to Dr.faustu's to

Good Angel:. O, Faustus, lay that damned book aside,
And gaze not on it, lest it tempt thy soul,
And heap God's heavy wrath upon thy head!
Read, read the Scriptures.(ACT-1)


also we find God every time in play that time Dr.faustus sing with blood that time he find something written in Latin "HOMO FUGE" it means "o man fly "it was a warning to faustus not to sing the bond.and we also find God in old man .he is see in end part of play and he last try to save Dr.faustus.

Old Man: “ O stay , good Faustus , stay thy desperate steps !
           I see an angel  hovers   o’er  thy  head ,
          And  with a vial full of precious grace ,
         Offers  to  pour  the same  into  thy  soul,
         Then  call for mercy and  avoid   despair 

and last MONOLOGUE with Dr.faustus repent for her challenges.


 "O, Pythagoras' metempsychosis, were that true,
This soul should fly from me, and I be chang'd
Into some brutish beast! all beasts are happy,
For, when they die,
Their souls are soon dissolv'd in elements;
But mine must live still to be plagu'd in hell.
Curs'd be the parents that engender'd me!
No, Faustus, curse thyself, curse Lucifer
That hath depriv'd thee of the joys of heaven."


so god is present not physically but in the face to  Good Angel ,chorus and old man .



                    (Q.3) The image of daedalus and lcarus In Greek mythology, Icarus succeeded in flying, with wings made by his father Daedalus, using feathers secured with wax. Ignoring his father's warnings, Icarus chose to fly too close to the sun, melting the wax, and fell into the sea and drowned. in thesame way  we see that Dr.Faustus wants to become Demi-God by learning the art of necromancy .

one time  Even the devil Mephistophilis  also warns dr.faustus :


 “ O Faustus , leave the  frivolous demands
      Which strikes a terror to my fainting soul. 


so we can say that this myth is surely connected with the central theme of the play. so myth can help us to understand the central theme of play.

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