Category: Doctor Faustus

The text I have selected is one that raises numerous themes and issues which are reiterated and developed throughout the play. Many of these themes are typical of the Renaissance period. In particular we see the notion of personal despair due to Faustus being denied salvation. This idea of personal despair, and the emphasis that…

The influence of supernatural forces was a common theme among works written during the Renaissance and early medieval periods, and was often used to create moral conflict within the characters by introducing them to sin or strife. It was mainly used to support biblical lessons that the writer wished to convey to their audience. Doctor…

Faustian tropes are intertwined within the bosom of Christopher Marlowe and Oscar Wildes contemporary societies, encapsulating the literary intellects to portray the parallels that lay within. Marlowes Renaissance play Doctor Faustus (1604), and Wildes Victorian novel The Picture of Dorian Gray are two pieces of literature that integrate very protuberant features of their societies- creating…

Abstract Oedipus Rex and Faustus are two very different characters with tragic yet, similar fates that they reach to, in different ways and actions. Oedipuss character goes through numerous trials of fate and tries his best to overcome the fate written for him. Faustus, on the other hand, pulls the storys plot towards him and…

Renaissance, which literally implies revival or reawakening, is the title of a Europe-wide motion that has shut down medieval trame and conferences and liberated everyone in existence and culture. The change from celestial to human existence took place. The Renaissance person on which he assessed and gaged everything, richness, understanding and strength of understanding were…

The Elizabethan and Victorian eras marked a plethora of changes throughout England, both stabilizing the previously turbulent political field, and initiating periods of prosperity. That shift allowed for new artistic endeavors and cultural refinement and posed questions regarding the established values and conventions in society. Particularly, the Elizabethan era, or, as it has been dubbed,…

In Christopher Marlowe’s play, Doctor Faustus, the protagonist, Dr. John Faustus, struggles between following God or Lucifer. Faustus is a divided soul, pulled between competing interests and needs. There are many examples of dichotomy that are established in Marlowes play that back up the notion of why Faustus was being torn between two different worlds.…

In Christopher Marlowes Christian play Doctor Faustus, sin is a very notable feature in regards to the theme of the play. This play revolves around the topic of temptation and repenting following ones decision to sin. The main character Faustus, is tempted by Lucifer to give him his soul in return for ultimate power and…

Abhorrent judgments abound these days. Violence. Hate. War. Political insanity over authority. It all seems so negative. Events and such individuals become more disturbing than the last, and this initiates the loss of hope. Nevertheless, what if things are not as bad as they seem? What if the view about what is occurring in the…

In both Doctor Faustus, first performed in 1562, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in 1890, there is an exploration of demonic powers, and the influence they have over the respective protagonists. Both texts utilise the religious chaos regarding Christianity in the time period of its conception and the sensuality of temptation to depict…