Linking Flashcards
What 2 quotes, from each text, link together at the very start?
“They have…
“And now to patients…
…the heads of mice”
…judgements we appeal”
What 2 quotes at the very end of each play highlight their damnations?
“Her lips suck…
‘I just wanted…
… forth my soul” - Violent sibilant phrase - erotic image but reinforces that the devil has taken his soul
…to change the world’
Is faustus an morality play and why?
IS enron a morality play and why?
Faustus= Yes because he is an "everyman" Enron= no because not everyone in society experiences the corruptness of enron
What do both Faustus and Skilling have in common?
What quotes link to this
“Necromantic….
“We are trying ….
They both want to ascend the chain of being by using hubristic language
Faustus: …books are heavenly”
Skilling: …to change the world”
What are both the plays called?
What do they highlight?
Cautionary tales
Political social and religious critiques of society
What are both protagonists (Skilling and faustus) called?
Promethean over reachers
What do both plays allude to?
Greek style
What does Faustus reflect?
Religious political and climate prevalent in Jacobean England
What does Enron reflect?
Large economic scandal in American history