26. Marlowe lived during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
27.
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was written in the 1580-90s
28. Marlowe's most notable contemporary was William Shakespeare
29. The reigning English monarch during Marlowe's whole life was Elizabeth I
30. During his time at Corpus Christi College
in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to take holy
orders
31. Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the
government as a spy
32.
Marlowe originally went to London
to work as a(n) playwright
33.
Marlowe's first play was Tamburlaine, Part I
34.
Marlowe died both under suspicious circumstances and violently
35.
After his death, accusations surfaced, alleging that Marlowe was an atheist
36.
Marlowe was rumored to be an atheist, homosexual, violent and cruel
37.
Doctor Faustus is a scholar from Germany
38.
Faustus has a servant named Wagner
39.
Faustus is a scholar at Wittenberg
40. According to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan was originally one of the angels, before he
defied God
41.At the beginning of
the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a scholar
42. At the beginning of the play, Faustus expresses frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge
without gaining satisfaction
43.
From his first speech, the audience can see clearly that Faustus suffers from
the sin of pride
44. In 1.1, we see that Faustus decides to turn to magic
45.
As implied in his speech about medicine in 1.1, Faustus seems to gain no satisfaction
from helping others
46. The name Marlowe uses for the ruler of hell and the devils is Lucifer
47.
The devil Faustus summons is Mephastophilis
48. In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for 24 years more of life, and power
49. Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up his soul
50. Faustus is advised by a Good Angel and Evil Angel
51. Faustus must sign the contract with the devil with his own
blood
52.
Words appear on Faustus' arm after
he signs the contract. They are: “Homo fuge”; "Fly, oh man."
53.
One could say that Faustus prizes knowledge more than wisdom
54.
Mephastophilis entertains Faustus with a parade of the Seven Deadly Sins
55.
Faustus plays some tricks on the Pope
56.
Faustus swindles a Horse-courser
57.
Faustus and Mephastophilis beat up some friars
58.
Doctor Faustus shows tension between
Greek/Renaissance worldviews and Christian/medieval worldviews
59.
Faustus uses his powers to swindle and torment increasingly unimpressive targets
60. As the years pass, Faustus becomes depressed
61.For the German Emperor,
Faustus summons spirits in the shape of Alexander the Great
62. Faustus uses his power to perform illusions for nobles
63.
As the end draws near, Faustus receives yet more warnings to repent from an
Old Man
64. For his scholar friends, Faustus conjures the sight of Helen of Troy
65. At the end of the play, Faustus both is dismembered by demons and goes to hell and is abandoned by the Good Angel