Dr Faustus Essay

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The character of Dr.Faustus In the play Dr.Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.Dr.Faustus is weak because he can not make a decision and stand by it.He could not make a decision between doing God’s wish or Lucifer’s wish. Faustus did not appear as a strong man he shows a lot of weakness in this text “Lo Mephostophilis,for love of thee.Faustus hath cut his arm and with his proper blood assures his soul to be great Lucifer’s chief lord and regent of perpetual night,view here this blood that trickles for mine arm and let it be propitious for my wish.”(2.1.54-59). He (Faustus) sold his soul to Lucifer (the devil) which shows that he is weak.Faustus cut his arm for blood so he could make an oath that assures Mephostophilis and Lucifer that he would not stray away from them.What makes Dr.Faustus weak is because of the fact that he gave up in the fight with Lucifer and surrendered his soul to Lucifer and his kingdom.Dr.Faustus was pictured to be a hero but he did not act like one when he surrendered to Lucifer and that really shows how weak he is. Dr.Faustus here appear to be weak rather than strong.”O Faustus,then I fear that which I have long suspected,that thou art fallen into that damned art for which they two are infamous through the world.”(1.3.32-35). In this text Dr.Faustus’s scholars are talking about him(Dr.Faustus) how he as let Lucifer ruin him.Dr.Faustus has been overpowered Lucifer,Mephostophilis and black magic,he is blinded by what black magic can do which makes him loose his dignity and his background(how he was brought up).The damned act Dr.Faustus fell into is black magic.Dr.Faustus thinks that black magic is the way to go so he let the black magic control (take over)him.Fallen in this text is used to show that Dr.Faustus was once a hero and what he has done is sinful.Dr.Faustus is weak in this text because he can not control himself and is overpowered
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