Doctor Faustus: A Deal with the Devil
Let me preface this by apologizing, for I am about to include one of my favourite tv shows in this blog post. I have two good reasons: 1) Because I can, and 2) Because it actually has something to do … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Faustus, Freedom, Knowledge and Distraction
Continuing with my theme of alliterative titles, today I want to explore one of the tensions between the 1604 and 1616 editions of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. The introduction to our text tells us that there are two broad versions of … Continue reading →
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Go gentle into that good night
One thing that was on my mind all through Doctor Faustus was how Meph and Faustus act like they’re in love. From the oath: “I, John Faustus of Wittenberg, Doctor, by these presents do give both body and soul to Lucifer, Price of the East, and his minister Mephastophilis…” (Act II, Scene i, lines 105-107) […] Continue reading →