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prologue/act 1 Flashcards

1
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divinity

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study of gods/religion/figures

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2
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necromancy

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dark magics

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3
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prodigy

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genius

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4
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discipline

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area of study

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5
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why is faustus relatable to martin luther

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both were radical professors

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6
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soliloquy

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one character speaking to the audience

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7
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why was luther angry at the catholic clergy

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they were selling indulgences (forgiveness for sin) making religion unavailable to everyone

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8
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omnipotence

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all knowing

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9
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what is a deity figure

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god figure

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10
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what era did Marlowe live through

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Elizabethan

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11
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when was dr Faustus first performed

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1588

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12
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what quote relates faustus to icarus

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“waxen wings”

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13
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hamartia

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fatal flaw

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14
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what university did luther AND faustus go to

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wittenburg (they were both radical professors here)

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15
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contemporary society

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society at the time in which play/novel is published

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16
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everyman

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ordinary relatable character

17
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why did fautus stop studying divinity

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to study necromancy as his knowledge for divinity comes to an “end”

18
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who is mephistopheles

A

a worshipper of Lucifer

19
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Machiavellian

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cunning/scheming

20
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“I am a servant to ______ Lucifer”

A

great

21
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“I came _______ of my own accord”

A

hither

22
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“thou art too _____ to attend me “

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ugly

23
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“I see there’s _______ in my ________ words”

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virtue/heavenly

24
Q

stock characters

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typical of morality play

25
Q

what quotes are in Faustus’ semantic field of opulence

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“ill have them fly to India for gold”
“ill have them read me strange philosophy”
“ill have them wall all Germany with brass”
“ill have them fill the public schools with silk”

26
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“________ books are __________”

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necromantic/heavenly

27
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what technique is used and what does it show? “of power, of honour, of omnipotence”

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anaphoric listing of abstract nouns shows Faustus’ need to gain of god like qualities

28
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what does galen represent

A

medicine

29
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what does Aristotle represent

A

philoshoper/causation

30
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what does Justinian represent

A

law

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