I really like the idea that Faustus's internal struggle echoes all that is happening to him. Faustus is such a dark and troubled character, I believe all his experiences are occurring in his mind. His own conflict between good or evil, God or Satan, redemption or damnation is just too much struggle for a sane man. This struggle puts him in a state of psychological limbo between Heaven and Hell, just on the edge of Hell.
One example that really indicates Faustus's life as purely psychological is when Mephistophilis warns Faustus of the horrors of Hell. This resembles a realization of conscience, insinuating that Satan, and therefore, God, are both in his mind. So with all the aspects of his life existing only in his mind, Faustus's state of limbo feels just as concrete as the other imaginary aspects of the story.
And maybe it's all in his mind for a reason. God and Satan aren't tangible in human life; they only exist in your heart or your soul, which is how Faustus lives his life-- within his troubled mind.
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