study of Dr.Faustus,Adam,Hamlet

2. Name : Vaghasiya Alisha S.
Roll no. : 1
M.A.
Sem : I
Paper – (3) Literary theory and criticism
Presentation topic : A study of Dr. Faustus,
Hamlet and Adam

3. 1. A good man coming to bad end
(it is shocking and disturbs faith)
2. A bad man coming to good end
( neither moving, nor moral)
3. A bad man coming to bad end
(moral but not moving)
4. A rather Good man – coming to bad end
( an ideal situation)

4. Aristotle disqualifies two types of character
 Purely virtuous and Thoroughly bad
 He should be a man of mixed character, neither
blameless nor absolutely depraved.
 He must fall from height to prosperity of glory.
 The protagonist should be renowned and
prosperous, so
 His change of fortune can be from good to bad
 And fall of such man of eminence affects entire
state and nation.

5. • Hubris-
• 1) excessive pride
• 2) over self confidence
• Etc..

6. • Error of judgment

7.  Hamartia- Tragic Flaw/ error of judgment
 According to Aristotle : hamartia in tragedy
comes not from moral status but from the
inevitability of its consequences
 The error of judgment may arise from:
1. Ignorance (Oedipus)
2. Hasty- careless view (Othello)
3. Decision taken voluntarily but not
deliberately (Lear, Hamlet)

8.  Faustus – very profound learner and intellectual and
ambitious
 He feels that nothing left for him to learn
 Hubris: ‘ why should I be afraid of anything’.
“I HAVE POWERFUL MEPHISTOPHILIS”
 WAXEN WINGS (very height) starts melting
so fall will be great and there will be no one to
catch…
 HAMARTIA: Rather than using his power on
good way he uses it to get cheap popularity.
 Eternal damnation –character is destiny- they
are not choice less

9. • Prince of Denmark.
• Student of philosophy from university Of
Wittenberg.
• His error of judgment- ‘ TO BE OR NOT TO BE’
• Hamlet thinks philosophically- missed opportunity
to kill Claudius while he was praying.
• His downfall

10. • Perfect human being
• Physically attractive, mentally adept and spiritually
profound.
• He stands out in Eden as the apex of the hierarchical
pyramid.
• His flaw- luxuriousness
• Adam eats the fruit of the tree of knowledge precisely
because he cannot bear to be without Eve
• Adam’s uxorious attitude toward Eve leads directly to his
fall