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
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
Not sure if this will work or not… Continue reading Doctor Faustus – Tracking the Play – Xtranormal
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