Act 1 Scene 3 Flashcards
‘Go, and return an old Franciscan ___’
friar
Analyse ‘Go, and return an old Franciscan friar’
-F believes In his own power and believes he can command those of a higher status - linked to Wagner who also believes this
Quote showing Faustus trying to take control over Mephistopheles
-‘How pliant is this Mephistopheles’
Analyse ‘How pliant is this Mephistopheles’
-Faustus is foolish and doesn’t realise meph is manipulating him
-this is a structural parallel/anagorisis as f realises meph’s nature later on
Two quotes that use dialogue and show F’s belief in his own power
-‘I charge thee wait upon me whilst I live’
-‘I am servent to great Lucifer/ and may not follow thee without his leave’
Quote showing Meph’s duplicitous nature
-‘abjure the scriptures…we fly in hope to get his glorious soul’
Quote that contrasts with 5.2
-‘the word damnation terrifies not him’
2 quotes that link together and show Meph as machiavellian - he reveals truth to F to deceive him later on
-‘Tasted the eternal joys of heaven/ am not tormented with ten thousand hells’
-‘Learn thou of Faustus manly fortitude’
2 quotes that link to show Faustus using power to gain knowledge and F’s true motivations of base desires
-‘How comes its then thou are out of hell?’
-‘Let him live in all voluptuousness’
How does Marlowe use costume to link the Catholic Church to the devil
F has meph change his costume to that of an ‘Old Franciscan Friar’ and that costume ‘becomes a devils best’
Who presents the pope with a ‘dainty dish’ from Mila and Florence
the cardinals
Why is the ‘dainty dish’ repeated?
-suggests an overbearing attempt to please and almost worship the pope, emphasising their corruption in terms of hubristic behaviours reflected by F himself
Why were the cardinals then punished in this scene?
-Punishment at the hands of devilish beings was believed to be the consequence of sinful and immoral behaviour
What significance does ‘snatching of the dishes’ serve?
-this serves as a stark reminder that the Catholics are corrupt and deserved t be ridiculed, mocked and punished for their crimes
