ACT 1,1 FAUTUS & MAGIC Flashcards
1.1 quotes of Faustus questioning magic
Dispute logic to its chiefest end/ has thou attainted that end/ thou has attainted that end
Galen come/ Where is Justinian/ live and die in the works of Aristotle/ Adieu divinity!
1.1 quotes on Faustus’ corruption/blasphemy
necromantic books are heavenly
A sound magician is a might God
The reward for sin is death. That is hard
1.1 quotes on Faustus’ desires
o what a world of profit and delight/ of honour, of power of omnipotence
I am glutted by the conceit of this
gold…pearl…silk
AO3 humanism
The renaissance saw the increase of humanist thinking which put man as the measure of all things, they began rejecting and challenging old medieval figures
AO3 John Dee
John Dee was a prominent royal court advisor and astronomer in Elizabeth’s court who eventually went on a quest for more dark magic and supernatural - moved away from court due to corruption
AO3 bible
The Bible was originally written in latin (catholic church) which meant it was only available to the richer
quotes on 1,2 wagner as a SP to Faustus
is he not the corpus naturale? is that not a mobile?
analyse dispute logic to its chiefest end/ has thou attainted that end/ thou hast attainted that end
the epiphora of end emphasises the limits to human knowledge which Fautus desires to surpass and overreach
quotes of Fautus’ conflict (good and evil angel)
Heap God’s heavy wrath on thy’s head
Be thou on earth as Jove is in the sky
analyse the mentions of the key academic disciplinary figures
F emphasises how he believes that magic should be democratic and that he is in fact superior to all these figures- highlights hubris and oversteps the natural limits to knowledge
analyse necromantic books are heavenly
use of antithesis highlights the corruption of Faustus - shocking to audience
analyse a sound magician is a mighty God
highlights Fautus’ false belief in his own power as magicians often perform tricks than have any actual powers - presents him as foolish and hubristic
analyse the reward for sin is death. That is hard
F’ blissful ignorance as he purposefully misreads the Bible to be more calvanist to justify his own sinful behaviours through blasphemous methods
analyse o what a world of profit and delight
Reveals how F’ desires have always been base since the beginning despite wanting to appear noble.- mentions it last
analyse of honour of power of omnipotence
use of tricolon emphasises how Fautus desires Godlike power - presents him as being hubristic and foolish as his desires overreach
analyse gold pearl silk
SF opulence highlights Fautus’ shallow and materialistic desires
analyse I am glutted by the conceit of this
Faustus sins as being gluttonous and covetous- feeds desires
analyse be thou on earth as Jove is in the sky
comparison to roman god of gods shows how faustus’ desires transcend earthly boundaries as he desires godlike attributes - temptation and corrupts him
evil angel - represents himself
analyse heap God’s heavy wrath on thy’s head
Good angel tries to make Fautus aware of his blasphemy and warns him - highlights his inner conflict
analyse Wagner in 1,2 (is he not corpus naturale? is that not a mobile?)
Wagner’s comedic interactions with the Latin scholars reflects his belief in his own intelligence which reflects F’ belief that he is superior to everyone else - foolishness and hubrism
