Brief introduction to the Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe's death and at least 10 years after the first performance of the play.

At the start Faustus looks at several fields of knowledge such as logic, medicine, law, divinity, etc. But he finally settles at magic. Then appear good angel and the evil angel. The former warns Faustus against studying magic book. He asks him to study the holy books. But the letter encourages him to study the magic book.

As the two angels leave, Faustus in soliloquy feels the great importance of learning magic. On Valdes's advice, Faustus goes to a solitary grove to conjure.

Mephistopheles and Lucifer appear in the play. The devil appears again to tell Faustus that Lucifer has expressed his willingness to accept his surrendering of soul to him in return for twenty four years of voluptuous pleasures of the world which Faustus will be at liberty to enjoy. Mephistopheles asks Faustus to sign the bond in his blood. As Faustus does so, he finds an inscription on his arm asking him to run away. But he does not know where should go, as god is not likely to be ready to accept him.

On Faustus asking about the nature of hell, Mephistopheles explains to him that hell is not a particular place but only a condition or state of mind.(we have the same idea in paradise lost, when Satan says:

"Wherever I am, hell is there" and-
"Mind is its own place
And can make heaven of hell,
A hell of heaven".


Faustus's internal strife the good angel and the evil Angle appear yet once again. The former urges him to repent even now. But a terrible warning from evil angel that he will be torn apart by devils if he repent. In awfully intensive moment, Faustus calls upon Chris. This invites Lucifer and Beelzebub and Mephistopheles to remind him that thereby he is violating the essence of the bond. In order to entertain Faustus who already asked for forgiveness, he is shown the pageant of seven deadly sins.

As the period of Faustus's contract is over, life has come full circle on him. His end is as tragic as it can be. He has not indulged or little indulged in sensual pleasures. What makes his sin more serious in theological circles is his association with Satan and Satanic forces-- demon, ghosts, devils etc. Hence, he gets no forgiveness and relief of any kind despite all his wailing and is taken away to hell by Devils.


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