This document discusses Christopher Marlowe's play "Dr. Faustus" and whether the titular character can be considered a tragic hero. It notes that Dr. Faustus' downfall stems from his excessive pride ("What God can heart me?") and his desire to be like God, which goes against the indications God gave to save Faustus' life, like the warnings from the old man and good angel. While Faustus' initial intentions of gaining knowledge were noble, his overreaching ambition to be equal to God marked the start of his tragic downfall.

1. Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English
M. K. Bhavnagar University
Name: Gohil Devikaba J
Roll no.: 06
Topic’s Name: Dr. Faustus as a ‘Tragic Hero’
Submitted to: Dr. Dilip Barad Sir
Batch: 2014-16
Paper name: The Renaissance Literature
Contact Me: devikagohil13@gmail.com

2.  Christopher
Marlowe was an
English
dramatist, poet
and translator of
the Elizabethan
era. We can say
that with him the
Renaissance in
England stars.

3. ‘Dr. Faustus’ is a
play written by
Marlowe. It is known
as his one of the
remarkable work.
We can see an extra
ordinary personality
of Dr. Faustus and
that is his hunger for
knowledge.

4. If God made the
whole universe then
how we can
consider him as a
tragic hero? If god
himself give desires
to Dr. Faustus then
why his downfall
happens?

5. Because of Hubris-an
excessive pride
(“What God can
heart me?”) it is a
human error. God
gives many
indications to save
his life. Like old
man, good angel.

6. In the beginning
his intentions
were Nobel but
when he tried to
be like God, at
that point his
downfall starts.

7. He uses his powers for amazing adventures
like learning the secrets of astronomy upon
the summit of mount Olympus, which, again,
are befitting of the tragic hero.

8. At the end I want
to say that it is
good to be a
learner but it will
harm when it
looses its good
value.

9. Thank you