Hubris, Sin (Pride And Gluttony), Religion Flashcards
Prologue “fruitful” “riper” “sweet”
Semantic field of food.
Prologue “his waxen wings”
Classical illusion
AO3: Icarus
Faustus, like Icarus, will have the fatal flaw of excessive pride/hubris.
Prologue “gutted more with learnings golden gift”
Aspirational language of knowledge as nourishing is replaced by insatiable desire.
1:1 “Aristotle” “Galen” “Justinian” “Jerome”
Rejecting core ideas from historical ages - hamartia complex of hubris.
AO3: Printing Press (1450’s)
1:1 “Steipendium etc”
Deliberate misquote - sentence actually includes if you repent, you will be rewarded eternal life - commits blasphemy of going against God’s teaching for his own personal gain - gluttonous.
1:1 “necromantic books are heavenly”
Antithesis
Faustus finds delight in blasphemy - hubris - also emphatic of his desire for omnipotence/knowledge
1:1 “heap God’s heavy wrath upon thy head”
Faustus should be fearful of God’s punishment for committing blasphemy - inductive of the seriousness of Faustus’ sin.
1:1 “how am I glutted by the conceit of this”
Seven deadly sins - greed for omnipotence and omniscience - thoughts consumed by it - he needs it
1:3 “for he confounds in Elysium”
Faustus as deluded by gluttony- foolish
2:1 “God again!”
Epiphoric repetition - suggests Faustus comes to the conclusion of repentance but then immediately succumbs to hubris
2:1 “appetite”
Semantic field of food and gluttony - suggests Faustus’ faith in evil is stronger than his subservience to God.
2:1 “to him I’ll build a Church and an altar”
Blasphemous language/juxtaposition
Worshipping Lucifer highlights the lengths Faustus will go to facilitate his gluttonous desires.
2:1 “homo fuge”
Classical illusion
Like Icarus, another warning is presented - highlights Faustus’ hubris as he ignores it yet again.
2:1 “I think hell’s a fable”
Faustus as a fool - desire for omnipotence supercedes his ability to hear warnings.
2:1 “let me have the fairest maid in Germany”
Mirrors Robin’s sinful listing desires.
