Faustus Dialectical Journal

1. “‘I tell you what, young fellow,’ said she, ‘I didn’t bring you up by hand to badger people’s lives out.’” (Dickens 14).

Chapter 5: Paul explains about how unsanitary the camps are, explaining that he and his friends had gotten louses (lice) in their head, and they try to attempt to get it off. Haie tries to cheer up the rest of the soldiers by telling them that he might have got the lice from the hospital, but he is the one who laugh the most, for 30 minutes straight. After trying to get the lice off themselves, they hear that Himmelstoss got in trouble for harassing the soldiers, and the magistrate’s son caught him in the action. Hearing the news that Himmelstoss got in trouble for his wrongdoings, Paul and the rest of the group start planning out what they should do or say to Himmelstoss when he comes back to the camp. When talking about what they should do

teachers they all said that you gave them a hard time and played mean tricks to other students and class mates and none of them know you u just did things to see peoples reaction, it ok to be here we all need help sometime”

Abel and Stella travel the world, Abel misses his home. “Abel thought about his home all year long and felt the big blue fish pressing against him in his sleep” (Page 116).

As the week goes by, more students gain powers. Katlin Shine accidentally set a table on fire. Emily Kane made a vine grow out of the floor, and nearly choked someone. Simon Broteez ran through his treadmill going top speed, and was going fast enough to run through the wall.

We were all finally becoming a family with the gothopotimus and it was all turning out great and we lived happily ever after. *book shuts* See Harley it’s only a book you don’t have to be afraid. “Good night dad” “night sweetheart” *door shuts* *creaking noise comes from corner harley looks over and*!

Though, they were twins, they had different skills and attitudes. Zethus was the strongest man at the time, and enjoyed manly actions that required physical strength, such as fighting and hunting. Zethus couldn't understand Amphion's love for music, who excelled with the lyre and singing. It was Amphion and Zethus who had built the walls and the seven gates of Thebes. When the wall of Thebes was under construction, Zethus carried the heavy stones to build the wall from the mountains of Cithaeron. Here, Amphion showed what his music could do. While playing his lyre, the stones were charmed by the music that they followed Amphion. The statement: “And hath not he that built the walls of Thebes With ravishing sound of his melodious harp Made music with my Mephistophilis?” compares the seductive power of Mephistophilis’ to that of Amphion and his harp. Before Mephistophilis, Faustus tries to attain his life goal under his own power similar to Zethus building the wall of Thebe’s in the traditional manner. Mephistophilis then came and was able to give Faustus what he wanted through his pact in a manner very similar to Amphion charming the stone into place.

In Christopher Marlowe’s play, Doctor Faustus, the idea of repentance is a reoccurring theme with the title character. Faustus is often urged by others to repent his decision to sell his soul to the devil, but in the end he suffers eternal damnation. Faustus was resigned to this fate because he lacked the belief in his soul of God. He was once a moral and devout man, but greed led him to sin.

Pride, Covetousness, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, and Lechery together make up the Seven Deadly Sins, but these are all also real flaws in human nature. Pride is a sin common to all of humanity and is portrayed vividly as a character, but is also seen in Faustus’ inner being as well. Covetousness and Envy are also found in Faustus because he desires a lot that he doesn’t have. Though every sin could be found in Faustus just like they could be in any man, Lechery is made very apparent to be human nature as well. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, written by Christopher Marlowe, is a tragedy in which Marlowe personifies the seven deadly sins to highlight Faustus’ flawed human nature and error of wanting to be above the level of God, and readers should take caution not to make the same mistakes as Faustus.

Status and recognition - what means an individual is willing to surpass to achieve those ends is evident in Western society’s praise of celebrities and their fame, whilst trivializing tragic events and those responsible with talking points. For some, it does not matter how their name is recognized in history or discussed by those who know them, but that their name is merely spoken of at all. Surely then, a society which rewards individuals for their infamous, grotesque acts with recognition, and then fails to effectively address the issue at hand, might find that such incidents occur more and more frequently. “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus” (A-text) and “The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus” (B-text) by

In Marlowe’s “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus”, he tells a story of a man who “bids farewell to each of his studies – logic, medicine, law, and divinity – something he has used up” (The Norton Anthology 500). Faustus chooses to leave his studies to pursue knowledge in black magic. Faustus believes “A sound magician is a mighty god” (500). In his efforts to learn more about black magic, he in turn sells his soul to the devil. Faustus could repent his sins at any time; however he chooses to not upset the devil and Mephastophilis and spends eternity in hell.

I. The play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlow was first published in Manchester by Manchester Publishing in 1588, no information about the play’s first production date was found.

In The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, Faustus struggles with the conflicting forces of honoring his desires and giving into the desires of his egos, going against his better instincts (man versus himself). Faustus also struggles with going against God/the fates and making the conscious decision not to repent. This conflict brings up the question of whether or not one should do something just because they can. Faustus’ desire for power and greed on Earth, rather than trusting in God and waiting for the perfection found in heaven (man versus God/the fates). The conflicitng forces in man v. himself and man v. God/the fates, present throughout The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole by presenting the conflict of trusting in the faith and mercy of god versus giving into materialstic and earlthy temptation while also conflicting the materialstic power on earth versus perfection in heaven.

Christopher Marlowe born in Canterbury, England his exact birth date is not known which why it is based when he received his baptism in 1564. Marlowe was a poet and playwright who was very prominent in the dramatic renaissance in the 16th century. Marlowe was a University graduate with a bachelor’s of arts. He tried to obtain his Masters, but the University gave him a hard time in doing so. His first plays were performed in the late 1580’s and were quite successful in Elizabethan Theatre. Near the end of his life, Marlow got in trouble with the law when he was accused of a crime; the crime being atheism and blasphemy. He was later killed during a fight in 1593 by Ingram Frizer when he stabbed him in the forehead. Marlowe was a very young playwright for his time. Because he died at age 29, his literary career lasted less than six years. Dr. Faustus was his most popular written work which ensured his legacy for centuries to come.

Faustus portrays the stumble over the Alps and the different urban communities while in transit to Rome. After Mephistophilis discloses to Faustus that he has organized to enter the pope's private chamber, he depicts the city of Rome. They get ready to go into the pope's chambers and Mephistophilis makes Faustus undetectable. At the point when the pope and a gathering of monks enter, Faustus plays traps on them by grabbing plates and containers from them. At long last, he boxes the pope on the ear. At the point when the ministers who are going with the pope start to sing a requiem to re-move the detestable soul that is by all accounts present, Mephistophilis and Faustus start to beat the monks and indulgence a few firecrackers among them. The theme enters and surveys Faustus' profession. At the point when Faustus has seen all the imperial courts, he returns home, where a hefty portion of his companions search him out and pose troublesome inquiries concerning crystal gazing and the universe. Faustus' learning makes him well known all through the land. At long last the ruler, Carolus the Fifth, requests that he go to his court.Faustus gives the scoop on his excursion to Rome, telling how he went over Trier, France, the Rhine River, Naples, the tomb of Vergil, Venice, and Padua. At that point, to Mephistopheles, he's all, man, where are we? To which Meph lets him know: duh, Rome. Mephistopheles clarifies the topography of Rome—how it remains on seven slopes with the Tiber River