1.1 part 3

Question 1

what are stock characters?

Answer 1

in a morality play, they often personify the eponymous characters inner conflict

Question 2

how are the stock characters introduced in 1.1 part 3?

Answer 2

good and evil angel

Question 3

what is an eponymous character/

Answer 3

character in the play who shares their name with the title of the book

Question 4

what technique is used in the quote?

'’heap God’s heavy wrath upon the head’’

Answer 4

personification

Question 5

what is happening and why does Marlowe use personification in the quote?

'’heap God’s heavy wrath upon the head’’

Answer 5

the good angel is giving Faustus a warning

Gods anger is presented as powerful, something that will way Faustus down, or formidable, perhaps restricting Faustus

Question 6

why does the evil angel compare Faustus to Jove in the quote?

'’be thou on earth as Jove in the sky’’

Answer 6

the evil angel is acting as a tempter and manipulating Faustus’s hamartia