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Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (Book Analysis)

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280801680350EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of its context and staging. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Christopher Marlowe Presentation of Doctor Faustus Summary of Doctor Faustus Character study Doctor Faustus Mephistopheles Wagner, Robin and Rafe The Good Angel and Evil Angel Analysis of Doctor Faustus Form and genre Key themes About Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowe’s best-known plays. It is based on the German legend of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for limitless knowledge and power. In Marlowe’s play, the eponymous protagonist encounters one of Lucifer’s underlings, Mephistopheles, who encourages him to sign a pact giving him 24 years of unlimited power and knowledge, after which he will be condemned to Hell for all eternity. The ability to conduct magic and necromancy affords Faustus countless pleasures, but as the 24 years draw to a close, he is increasingly tormented by his impending death and the irrevocability of his fate. About Christopher Marlowe Although less well-known and widely read than his contemporary William Shakespeare (the two men were born in the same year), Christopher Marlowe was one of the most significant English dramatists of the early modern period.  He was responsible for popularizing iambic pentameter in English theater, but proved a controversial figure during his lifetime because of his rumoured atheism and homosexuality. Marlowe was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer at the age of just 29; the motive for the killing remains unclear and has been extensively debated by scholars.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of its context and staging. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Christopher Marlowe Presentation of Doctor Faustus Summary of Doctor Faustus Character study Doctor Faustus Mephistopheles Wagner, Robin and Rafe The Good Angel and Evil Angel Analysis of Doctor Faustus Form and genre Key themes About Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowe’s best-known plays. It is based on the German legend of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for limitless knowledge and power. In Marlowe’s play, the eponymous protagonist encounters one of Lucifer’s underlings, Mephistopheles, who encourages him to sign a pact giving him 24 years of unlimited power and knowledge, after which he will be condemned to Hell for all eternity. The ability to conduct magic and necromancy affords Faustus countless pleasures, but as the 24 years draw to a close, he is increasingly tormented by his impending death and the irrevocability of his fate. About Christopher Marlowe Although less well-known and widely read than his contemporary William Shakespeare (the two men were born in the same year), Christopher Marlowe was one of the most significant English dramatists of the early modern period.  He was responsible for popularizing iambic pentameter in English theater, but proved a controversial figure during his lifetime because of his rumoured atheism and homosexuality. Marlowe was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer at the age of just 29; the motive for the killing remains unclear and has been extensively debated by scholars.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of its context and staging. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time....
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of its context and staging. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Christopher Marlowe
  • Presentation of Doctor Faustus
  • Summary of Doctor Faustus
  • Character study
    • Doctor Faustus
    • Mephistopheles
    • Wagner, Robin and Rafe
    • The Good Angel and Evil Angel
  • Analysis of Doctor Faustus
    • Form and genre
    • Key themes

About Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowe’s best-known plays. It is based on the German legend of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for limitless knowledge and power. In Marlowe’s play, the eponymous protagonist encounters one of Lucifer’s underlings, Mephistopheles, who encourages him to sign a pact giving him 24 years of unlimited power and knowledge, after which he will be condemned to Hell for all eternity. The ability to conduct magic and necromancy affords Faustus countless pleasures, but as the 24 years draw to a close, he is increasingly tormented by his impending death and the irrevocability of his fate.

About Christopher Marlowe

Although less well-known and widely read than his contemporary William Shakespeare (the two men were born in the same year), Christopher Marlowe was one of the most significant English dramatists of the early modern period.  He was responsible for popularizing iambic pentameter in English theater, but proved a controversial figure during his lifetime because of his rumoured atheism and homosexuality. Marlowe was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer at the age of just 29; the motive for the killing remains unclear and has been extensively debated by scholars.

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