essay plans Flashcards
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Vanity / pride
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Destructive force that results in the downfall of Faustus
- A form of rebellion against god – challenges divine order // seven deadly sin
- Corruptive – more he gives into pride = more mediocre he becomes
- 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
- Pursuit of power – turn to magic - beyond human limitations = rebellion against God
- Renders him mediocre / without power – parallel scenes + comedy
- Bewitches him = desire for power / lust / dominance – Helen of Troy
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Self - destruction
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- Self destruction fuelled by self-perpetuating cycle of ambition
- Rooted in the rejection of God, due to pride
- Fuelled by forces of evil – embody dark + destructive impulses of human psyche
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Uncertainty
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- Forces of good + evil – conflation of both
- Power – ultimately illusory
- Religion – religious institutions
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Conflict ??
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- Conflict within forces of evil
- Conflict within forces of good
- Conflict between good + evil
- Between fate + freewill
- Power struggle
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Free will
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- Binary good + evil = choice
- Skewed – one force stronger than the other
- Limited – rejection of God = punishment / damnation
- Illusory – predestined
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Temptation
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- immensely potent force inextricably linked with malevolent inclinations.
- Corruptive – more he gives in to temptation = more mediocre he becomes
- Illusory = fated + predestined
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Fate vs free will
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- Binary good + evil = choice
- Skewed – one force stronger than the other = fate
- Limited – rejection of God = punishment / damnation
- Illusory – predestined
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Forces of evil
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- Insidious
- Distorted
- Illusory in nature
10
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Religion
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- Distortion of forces of evil
- Distortion of forces of good
- Absence of divine intervention = ambiguous endings (text B)// Calvinism
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Illusion ??
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Illusion of morality
- Forces of good
- evil
- Ending
12
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Redemption
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Can only be achieved by submitting yourself to God
- Redemption requires the transcendence of arrogance, to truly submit yourself to god = unattainable
- Redemption requires the belief in divine justice, to truly submit yourself to God = unattainable
- Impacted by divide intervention = predestination
- 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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- Distorted portrayal – Mephy + pope
- Ultimately choice / human agency – dualism // psyche
- Forces of evil – stronger than forces of good
- Illusory – fated + predestined
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Helen of Troy
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- Dangers of idolatry + worship of false Gods – temptress
- Ultimately illusory – limitations of power
- Object of desire – dangers of lust – seven deadly sins
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Old man
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- Allegorical figure
- Juxtaposes Helen of troy – classical / Christian divide
- Strength / power of faith + God
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Magic
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- Stems from a pursuit of power = blasphemous in nature
- Renders him mediocre / without power – parallel scenes + comedy
- Not only powerless but bewitches / harms him – Helen of troy
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Comic scenes
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- Corrupting nature of power / magic – take
- Exemplify F downfall – becomes part of the comedy
- Religious satire – critique
- Momentary breaks = too overwhelming = practical
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Knowledge
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- Corrupting – more knowledgeable = more mediocre + more vulnerable to forces of evil
- Pursuit of knowledge beyond human limitations – rebellion against God
- Self-perpetuating cycle of ambition
- Ultimately power of knowledge illusory = damned from start
- Mephy – knowledgeable – flickers of morality
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Devil
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- Insidious
- Distorted
- Illusory in nature – manifestation of darker desires of human psyche (choice between two binaries)
- Illusory in power – mephy + old man
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Doubt
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- Doubts human limitations = blasphemous
- Doubt God + devil = divinity (arrogance)
- This doubt – too easily manipulated = ‘ill burn my books’
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Deception
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- Insidious characteristic of forces of evil – helen of troy
- Power = deceptive – illusory
- Religious deception = Good has bad in it and vice versa
- Free will – predestined
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Desire
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- Desire for knowledge – respectable but blasphemous
- Corrupting - respectable desire deteriorated in mediocre – pope / horse courser
- Not just mediocre – harmful // lust = prevents him from repenting