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- 1. Name:-Rathod NikitaP. Roll :- 32 Sem :- M.A. Sem-1 Enrollment No :-2069108420190038 Paper No :- 1 ( The Renaissance Literature ) Email-id :-nikitarathod0101@gmail.com Year :- 2018-2020 Submitted to :- Smt.S.B.Gardi Department of English,Maharaja Krishankumarshiji Bhavanagar University.
- 2. Faustus isa Protagonist of the play. He is at the center of the play. Faustus is brilliant scholar. He is hungry and eager to know everything. He wants to becomes like God. His first reason hungry and eager for knowledge is right.but his second reason wants to becomes like God is wrong. His main goal is right but he chooses wrong way to achieve his right goal.
- 3. He iscurious to know everything. He wants know speedily. Dr.Faustus is master in philosophy,Law,Logic, Theology and Medicine.And he also reads Bible. • He said ,” I learned everything and want to do something new,different. • He reads Bible with interest but then he pushed Bible away from him impassiontly. • And then he reads a book of magic and spell. • He is excited to learn. • He thought he becomes powerful and king with help of magic. • He said I want to know more about this subject magic.
- 4. But EvilAngle said,”Learn about magic Faustus and you becomes rich,powerful and famous. Evil Angle provokes him. And Good Angle said that save your soul. Valdes and cornelius is two friends of faustus. Both are Magicians who teach him the art of black magic. Mephatophilis is devil. His main intention is to motivates Faustus for evil path. His main goal is to catch Faustus’s soul and carry it off to hell. And another is Lucifer the prince of devils.
- 5. Faustus ishard worker and intelligent. He takes a support of evil thing to know everything.He does not take a support of good angle. He is scholar in many subject but he does not satisfy. His hungriness to know everything it’s becomes the main reason of his tragedy. His one steps leads him in hell. Good angle also tries to explain that he chooses wrong way. Good angle stops him in every movement of the play.
- 6. He becomesgreedy for knowledge and for high position like God. Mephastophilis warning Faustus about horrors of hell. But faustus does not understand. He fails to understand the difference between him and mephastophilis. At last he realizes his mistake but at last he wants to supports of good angle. He made a big mistake.
- 7. • In thisfight evil angle wins. • There is no any another chance to keep him in heaven. • He tries a lot but All his efforts are Fails. • He loves magic more Than theology. • He seeks to achieve Godhood in Himself.
- 8. The goodangle tells him to put the evil book of magic aside, and the evil angle tells him to pursue magic will lead to power on earth. But he takes a book of magic. His this mistake leads him to his tragedy. He makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for twenty –four years of power. He signs the agreement with his bloods. Faustus summons Mephistophilis and bargains to surrender his soul in exchange for twenty four years of easy living.
- 9. And nowhis time is over. And devil take him down to hell. It is easily the most dramatic moment in the play. He tries to escapes himself because he don’t want go with evil. And finally he understands his guilt. Old man also stops him but he becomes blind For knowledge,power,wealth. • Faustus dies and is taken away by devils. • At last he knew that his path is wrong and whatever good angle said it is right . • He knew but it is too late.
- 10. In thisfather Daedalus makes waxed wings . He also made waxed wings for his son Icarus. Daedalus advises Icarus that he will not lift high because the waxed wings will dissolve by the sun’s heat. Daedalus warns Icarus and also gives advice to fly below. But Icarus does not believes in Daedalus’s words. And he flies impassionately and he lifted high . And his wings are dissolve by sun’s heat. And he falls down.
- 11. When goodangle warns him and gives right advice. But faustus forgets everything for power, wealth, knowledge and for position. He choose evil path for his greediness. He takes wrong decision in very hurry. And later he regrets. Whenever good angle stops him he ignores good angle. He choose wrong way to achieve the high of knowledge. And he falls down in hell. He gives excuses for not going hell but his all excuses are fails. And his soul goes in hell.
- 12. When Icarusdoes not believes in Daedalus’s words. And Icarus falls Down. • As well faustus Does not believes In good angle’s Words and at last His soul is goes in Hell.
- 13. At endof the play Lucifer with wide wings it shows his power and His success. This is plan of Lucifer to takes Faustus soul in Hell. So he celebrates His success with Wide wings.
- 14. This playsuggests a fall a Faustus but It is a fall of his knowledge , his curiosity, his hungriness , his hard work , and also is a fall of his intelligence.