4.2 Faustus attends the court of the Duke and Duchess of Vanholt. He demonstrates his powers over time and space by bringing a dish of grapes for the pregnant duchess, even though it is winter. 5.1 Faustus has a feast at the end of his twenty-four years. He conjures Helen of Troy to please his guests. An Old Man prevents Faustus from killing himself … Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Summaries
Act 2.2 Robin steals one of Faustus’s conjuring books and promises to make himself and Rafe rich. Act 2.3 Faustus prevaricates over whether he should repent or not. Mephistopheles distracts him by providing a pageant featuring the seven deadly sins. Act 3.1 Faustus and Mephistopheles arrive in Rome. The doctor is reluctant to stay but Mephistopheles persuades him and they spend their time ridiculing the … Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Scene Summaries
Act 2.1 Faustus signs his contract with Mephistopheles, written in his own blood. He ignores various warnings that he should turn away. Finally, Mephistopheles gives him a book of spells which allow him to fulfil all his dreams. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Summary
Act 1.2 Cornelius and Valdes assist Faustus in his conjuring. The university have noticed Faustus is no longer attending. Act 1.3 Faustus conjures Mephistopheles and commands him to arrange a pact with Lucifer. Act 1.4 Faustus’s servant, Wagner, agrees a pact with the idiot, Robin. This mirrors the pact of Faustus and Mephistopheles. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Summaries
The Good and Evil Angels appear and attempt to dissuade Faustus from his desire to practise magic. Faustus tells himself of the riches he will gain through necromancy, and his ambition is supported by Cornelius and Valdes, friends and scholars from university. The scene ends with Faustus promising to conjure, “though I die therefore”. Continue reading Doctor Faustus 1.1 (2)
The scene opens with a soliloquy from the protagonist. He is debating with himself which subject to devote his genius to. One by one he dismisses the studies of philosophy, medicine and theology, finally setting his sights on necromancy. Throughout, he borrows quotations to support his argument but omits parts which would hinder his decision-making. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – 1.1
The character of Doctor Faustus is believed to be based significantly on this doctor, who was also Queen Elizabeth I’s fortune teller. Interesting stuff. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – John Dee
Below is a precis of the Chorus’s monologue in Act1.1 This play is not about wars, it is not about kings; it does not deal with dramatic heroic acts. The play’s only purpose is to show the character of Faustus in an honest way, including the good and the bad. Faustus was born in Rhode,in Germany, to a poor family, but he managed to work … Continue reading Doctor Faustus – The Prologue
From @misterconnor1's class, a brilliant revision idea – the most important line in Faustus: – http://t.co/2kPKCrvfSU — tes English (@tesEnglish) May 3, 2013 Continue reading Praise from the Times Education Supplement
All of the lectures recorded by the class are available here. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Student Lectures
Available to download from: Continue reading Doctor Faustus – The Character of Faustus
“Till swol’n with cunning of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And melting, heavens conspired his overthrow.” Chorus Prologue “Unhappy spirits that fell with Lucifer, Conspired against our god with Lucifer, And are for ever damned with Lucifer.” Mephistopheles 1.3 “Oh, what will not I do to obtain his soul.” Mephistopheles 2.1 “Ay, and Faustus will turn to God … Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Single-line lectures – Subjects
Not the most exciting class hand-out but it has a number of quotations you might want to revise. Doctor Faustus Quotations from Mister Connor Analysis of the quotations is available to download from SoundCloud below. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Quotations and Analysis
Redemption The freeing of humanity from sin. Sin A wicked act, especially one which breaks religious laws. Blasphemy The act of speaking IRREVERENTLY of God. Sacrifice An offering to a God in exchange for something of greater value. Repentance To show penitence; contrition for sins committed. Absolution Formal forgiveness of sins (often by a priest). Damnation Unending punishment in Hell. Heresy An opinion which goes against … Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Vocabulary
For those of you interested, this is a link to a site where the A and B texts of the play are laid side by side, allowing the reader to see the differences at a glance. Interesting stuff… Continue reading Doctor Faustus – the A and B texts.
From today’s class, here’s the link to the documentary. Worth a look. Also, here is a documentary from last year by Andy Hamilton, which is a bit easier to get your head around. Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Mephistopheles – BBC Documentary
This came up twice today. “Alan, it’s a Catch 23 situation.”“Alan, it’s Catch 22 situation.” “He’s gone and upset the apple-tart.”“He’s gone and upset the apple cart.” “Now is as good a time as many…” “Now is as good a time as any…” “The new Sky paper view.” “The new Sky pay per view.” “… like walking through a mindfield.” “…like walking through a minefield.” “There’s … Continue reading Malapropisms
Not sure if this will work or not… Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Tracking the Play – Xtranormal
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