Dr. Faustus

Dr. Faustus: A play by Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe Born in Canterbury in 1564,the same year as William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe was an actor, poet, and playwright during the region of britain's queen Elizabeth 1.christopher Marlowe corpus christi college at Cambridge University and received degree in 1584 and 1587.traditionally, the education that he received would have prepared him to become a celergyman, but Marlowe chose not to joine the ministry. For a time, Cambridge even wanted to with hold his degree, apparently suspecting him of having converted to Catholicism, a forbidden faith in late-sixteenth century England, where Protestantism was the state supported religion.
              After leaving Cambridge, Marlowe moved to London, where he became a playwright and led a turbulent, scandak plagued life.
      Doctor Faustus was probably written in 1592.although the exact date of its composition is uncertain, since it was not published until a decade later. The idea of an individual selling his or her soul to the devil for knowledge is an old motif in Christian folklore. One that had become attached to the historical person of Johnny Faustus, a disreputable astrologer who lived in Germany something in the early 1500.
Q:1 The play directed by Matthew sunset for globe Theatre ands with this scene (see the image of lusifer). What does it signify? 

Answer:when DR. Faustus depending from the depth of his heart... We can say that the tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives it means at the end if play Dr. Faustus realized that he chose a wrong path and at the end by his grief he indirectly dies inside and because of that fall of Dr. Faustus Lucifer feel his great tripumphal against him. Thus, hear the last scene of Lucifer signifies his great triumphal.
Q:2 is god present in the play? If yes, where and how? If no, why? 
Answer:yes there is god in the play. "We only need the light when it is burning low &we only miss the sun when it starts to snow. " The same way here Dr, Faustus didn't need any god or heavenly power because he has a power of his knowledge and slowly he fall and in last scene of play when Doctor Faustus repenting there we can prove that there is indirectly god is present in the play in the mind of Dr. Faustus.
Q:3what reading and interpretation can be given to this image (see the image of Daedalus and lcarus)  with reference to central theme of the play Dr. Faustus? 
Answer:

Greek mythology of lcarus, a son whose father Daedalus give wings to him, wings which is made by Besswex but lcarus forget that truth flew closer and closer to the sun and cause of it his wings melt and he fall down on earth and died. Similarly here Dr. Faustus fall down on earth and died. Similarly here or Faustus fall down from his higher position of knowledge. Vast for knowledge is good at some level but cross the limitations it is bad... Thus we can say that this image of falling of lcarus shows the central theme of same falling of Dr, Faustus.

Q:4 How do you interpret this painting? 
Answer

:this painting is a modern portrayal bof the Greek mythology Daedalus and icarus. This painting was painted by prettier bruegel the elder. The painting known as 'landscape with the fall of icarus;in the lower right corner, we can see that a person is drawing in water. He is none other than icarus, a son of Daedalus. Father mackes waxen wings told son not to fly closer to the sun, but icarus go see flying higher and higher. This picture mackes us think how to the dynamics of the time changes gradually. Myth of a fallen hero, is considered as insignificant thing in the picture. Weather a person lives or dies. Nobody is concerned to that, the routine life goes on. In the previous question, the idea of fall was in the center, but here it has become a periphery, somewhere in the corner.
Q:5 read this article by bhagat singh. In light of the arguments made by bhagat singh in this artical, can you re-wright last monologue of doctor Faustus? 
Answer:Bhagat singh was a strong atheists. If we place bhagat singh in place of the character of doctor Faustus, the and would be very different.
This article was a reply to his religious friend who thought bhagat singh became an atheist because of his vanity he wrote last monologue of doctor Faustus. It is being proud of my ideas and my thoughts. Absolutely no one of this sort, don't Mack me wait this long,  didn't occar to your all knowing God. O Lucifer, don't mack me wait this long, if you want to tack my soul, tacke right now. I am not going to weaver or repent for my deeds. Nor I shall pray to God because i am an atheist. Of stars of the heaven stop not till you end up your lives.
Q:6 summarizes article discussed in the class. 
Answer:
Marlowe and God:tragic theology of Dr, Faustus. 
The tragic history of the life and death of doctor Faustus, commonly shortened to the title.
Robert ornstein has present some point of Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus.Faustus was not juve to think of good angle and bad angle.as the end of his contract approaches, Faustus begins to dread his impending doom, and has mephistophilis call up Helen of Tory so that he might impress a group of his colleagues. An old man urges Faustus to repent and turn back to God, but he sends mephistophilis to torment the old man, and drive him away. Faustus then summons up Helen again so that he might immerse himself in her ancient beauty. But time grows short. Faustus, filled with dread, confesses his misdeeds. To a group of his colleagues, who to pray for him.
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