acts Flashcards
1
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act 1
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- includes chorus about Faustus’ life etc
-he dismisses traditional study paths
-he dismisses the good angels’ cries to repent
-he meets with Valdes and Cornelius to get taught more about the ‘damned arts’
-he conjures Mephistopheles and M warns him of hell etc
-Faustus proposes a deal - his soul for 24 years of service from M
2
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act 2
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-M returns L has agreed on the pact
-F’s blood congeals
^ to distract F, M offers him devilish entertainment and books Faustus desires on spells and incantations
-f doubts his decision
^ believes he is damned already then goes on to call on Christ for help
^ L and B appear and distract F with the seven deadly sins
3
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act 3
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-rome - church - pope - mockery
4
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act 4
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-f is said to have travelled across Europe
-he meets Emperor Carolus the fifth and is begged to conjure up Alexander the Great
^knight is given a pair of horns for mocking F’s skills
-prank on horse-courser
-grapes for the pregnant duchess
5
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act 5
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-F conjures Helen for a group of admiring scholars
-Old man appears
-F summons Helen (succubus)
-f attempts to repent but fails and is dragged to hell
