2. ACT-1
Faustus in his monologue
analyses the uselessness
of the knowledge that he
wants to get further. He
rejects all of them and
adopts the black magic as
his best choice. He wishes
to get Godlike powers
through magic. His soul
is filled with the marvels
of the magic. For this he
calls his magician friends
Valdes and Cornelius at
his home.
3. Two imagery characters in
the form of Good and Evil
Angels try to have their
impact on Faustus. Evil
angle wins and Faustus is
seen determined to acquire
black magic. His friends
instruct him the art of black
magic and Faustus tries the
ugly art in a wood. Faustus
calls Mephistophilis by
abusing the prophet and
holy books. Faustus is ready
to sell his soul in order to get
the company of devils.
Good Angel
Evil Angel
4. He sends Mephistophilis
back to hell so that Lucifer
might make him his friend
and gave him
Mephistophilis as his
servant. In this act the
Good and Evil angels
appear again and Faustus
faces mental conflict
about adopting the black
magic but in the end Evil
angel attracts the soul of
Faustus.
5. He writes an agreement
with the devils with his
own blood that he will
live in all luxuries for 24
years and after that the
devils will take his soul in
hell. After agreement,
Faustus feels deceived
when he orders
Mephistophilis to work
but his Mephistophilis
did not act according to
his well. He was not
satisfied by the
information that was
delivered by
Mephistophilis.
6. ACT-2
Faustus repents and faces
mental conflict. Once again
good and evil angels appear
and Faustus is made terrified
by the evil angel that the devils
would destroy him if he
repented. During this conflict
Lucifer himself appears to
rebuke Faustus for his wrong
behavior towards devils.
Lucifer shows a delightful
show of seven deadly sins like
Pride, Covetousness, Wrath,
Envy, Gluttony, sloth and
lechery.
7. ACT-3
This act opens with the song
of Chorus in which the
audience is told about the
adventures of Faustus that he
had enjoyed on the back of
dragons. He has acquired
knowledge of universe and
astronomy and now he is in the
private room of Pope in Rome.
Here Faustus makes fun of
Pope and his followers.
Once again Chorus sings about
the fame of the Faustus that has
spread from land to land. He
has becomes a juggler who
shows tricks to amuse people
and through which he gathers.
8. ACT-4
In this scene the great
Faustus is seen showing
tricks to amuse the
Emperor and Queen. He
calls the souls of
Alexander and his wife.
He deceives poor horse
dealer just for money.
Now Faustus has become
a devil and his endless
punishment becomes
beyond doubt. Faustus
meets Duke and Duchess
and amuses them by
giving them grapes out
of season.
9. ACT-5
Faustus is shown in his home back.
He brings Helen of troy before his
fellow scholars that most beautiful
lady. The advice of the old man
falls flat on him and after that at
the appointed hour the devils
come and snatch him away to hell.
His endless punishment became
sure due to his disappointment
over the mercy of God. His belief
was weak on the Christ and God.
About his fall the Chorus warns
the all learned men not to fell prey
to pride and be humble as that
branch bores fruit that is weighed
down. The play ends with a moral
lesson and with the down fall of a
hellish character Dr. Faustus.
10. Rejection of the medieval, God-centered universe
His belief in human possibility. In Medieval time a man
should remain content with his station in life. Any
attempt or ambition to go beyond his assigned place was
considered a great sin of pride. For the medieval person,
pride was one of the greatest sins that one could commit.
Faustus is the personification of possibility and pride.
He goes through every field of scholarship, beginning
with logic and proceeding through medicine, law, and
theology.
He resolves, in full Renaissance spirit, to accept no
limits, traditions, or authorities in his quest for
knowledge wealth and power
As a Renaissance play
