Faustus context Flashcards
1
Q
What was the period called?
A
The Renaissance
2
Q
What characterised the renaissance?
A
- rebirth
- potential of man
- great achievement culturally and scientifically
- individualism through religion and art
3
Q
What was a significant event in religion?
A
Protestant Reformation
- a political, cultural and religious upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe
4
Q
What new religious doctrine was brought about?
A
Calvinism
- stressed god’s power and humanity’s predestined fate
5
Q
When was Dr Faustus first shown?
A
1604
6
Q
What style of theatre does Dr Faustus mirror?
A
Brechtian - Epic Theatre
7
Q
What is Medieval Morality?
A
- Everyman figure who transgresses but is saved by the end (Marlowe subverts this)
- ## 7 Deadly Sins theme common
8
Q
What type of tragedy is Doctor Faustus?
A
Aristotelian
9
Q
Who was the monarch at the time of writing (1592)?
A
Elizabeth I
