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Vanity / pride

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Destructive force that results in the downfall of Faustus

  1. A form of rebellion against god – challenges divine order // seven deadly sin
  2. Corruptive – more he gives into pride = more mediocre he becomes
  3. Leads to a self-perpetuating cycle of self-destruction + ambition – refuses to repent
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Power

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Destructive force that results in the downfall of Faustus

  1. Pursuit of power – turn to magic - beyond human limitations = rebellion against God
  2. Renders him mediocre / without power – parallel scenes + comedy
  3. Bewitches him = desire for power / lust / dominance – Helen of Troy
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Self - destruction

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  1. Self destruction fuelled by self-perpetuating cycle of ambition
  2. Rooted in the rejection of God, due to pride
  3. Fuelled by forces of evil – embody dark + destructive impulses of human psyche
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Uncertainty

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  1. Forces of good + evil – conflation of both
  2. Power – ultimately illusory
  3. Religion – religious institutions
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Conflict ??

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  1. Conflict within forces of evil
  2. Conflict within forces of good
  3. Conflict between good + evil
  4. Between fate + freewill
  5. Power struggle
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Free will

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  1. Binary good + evil = choice
  2. Skewed – one force stronger than the other
  3. Limited – rejection of God = punishment / damnation
  4. Illusory – predestined
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Temptation

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  1. immensely potent force inextricably linked with malevolent inclinations.
  2. Corruptive – more he gives in to temptation = more mediocre he becomes
  3. Illusory = fated + predestined
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Fate vs free will

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  1. Binary good + evil = choice
  2. Skewed – one force stronger than the other = fate
  3. Limited – rejection of God = punishment / damnation
  4. Illusory – predestined
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Forces of evil

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  1. Insidious
  2. Distorted
  3. Illusory in nature
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Religion

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  1. Distortion of forces of evil
  2. Distortion of forces of good
  3. Absence of divine intervention = ambiguous endings (text B)// Calvinism
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Illusion ??

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Illusion of morality

  1. Forces of good
  2. evil
  3. Ending
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Redemption

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Can only be achieved by submitting yourself to God

  1. Redemption requires the transcendence of arrogance, to truly submit yourself to god = unattainable
  2. Redemption requires the belief in divine justice, to truly submit yourself to God = unattainable
  3. Impacted by divide intervention = predestination
  4. Redemption is an act of grace, rather than an act of merit = old man + good angel = symbolise his potential
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Struggle between good + evil

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  1. Distorted portrayal – Mephy + pope
  2. Ultimately choice / human agency – dualism // psyche
  3. Forces of evil – stronger than forces of good
  4. Illusory – fated + predestined
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Helen of Troy

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  1. Dangers of idolatry + worship of false Gods – temptress
  2. Ultimately illusory – limitations of power
  3. Object of desire – dangers of lust – seven deadly sins
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Old man

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  1. Allegorical figure
  2. Juxtaposes Helen of troy – classical / Christian divide
  3. Strength / power of faith + God
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Magic

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  1. Stems from a pursuit of power = blasphemous in nature
  2. Renders him mediocre / without power – parallel scenes + comedy
  3. Not only powerless but bewitches / harms him – Helen of troy
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Comic scenes

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  1. Corrupting nature of power / magic – take
  2. Exemplify F downfall – becomes part of the comedy
  3. Religious satire – critique
  4. Momentary breaks = too overwhelming = practical
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Knowledge

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  1. Corrupting – more knowledgeable = more mediocre + more vulnerable to forces of evil
  2. Pursuit of knowledge beyond human limitations – rebellion against God
  3. Self-perpetuating cycle of ambition
  4. Ultimately power of knowledge illusory = damned from start
  5. Mephy – knowledgeable – flickers of morality
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Devil

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  1. Insidious
  2. Distorted
  3. Illusory in nature – manifestation of darker desires of human psyche (choice between two binaries)
  4. Illusory in power – mephy + old man
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Doubt

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  1. Doubts human limitations = blasphemous
  2. Doubt God + devil = divinity (arrogance)
  3. This doubt – too easily manipulated = ‘ill burn my books’
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Deception

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  1. Insidious characteristic of forces of evil – helen of troy
  2. Power = deceptive – illusory
  3. Religious deception = Good has bad in it and vice versa
  4. Free will – predestined
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Desire

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  1. Desire for knowledge – respectable but blasphemous
  2. Corrupting - respectable desire deteriorated in mediocre – pope / horse courser
  3. Not just mediocre – harmful // lust = prevents him from repenting

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