Monday, March 21, 2011

Dr. Faustus Scene V

In the beginning of the scene, Faustus is talking to himself in an attempt to convince himself to continue forward pursuing black magic. This passage seems to indicate that Faustus is having second thoughts about the matter, but ultimately, he hastily obliges to Mephistophilis's wishes to give him a blood gift and his soul. Considering the fact that I have never read a story where giving up your soul lead to something good or promising, I have a feeling that it's going to be a trying and unfulfilling life that Fautus is about to lead. As an example of the trickery that he will forever endure, when Faustus asks for a wife, a demon is brought to him, which he refuses.

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