Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Discuss the view that the play provokes
more laughter in the audience than terror.
- YES!
- Scenes including Rafe and Robin
- AO3 - could be argued that this is
tragic as their scenes mimic the main
plot
- However, this isn't terrifying
- The seven deadly sins
- This scene is meant to terrify Faustus and
therefore the audience. However, Marlowe
has written this scene to be comic
- Bit with the horse matey
- Satirising the church
- NO!
- When Faustus is being dragged down to hell its fookin terrifying
- Scenes with Lucifer
- Narrative framing of the chorus
- Warns the audience with a terrifying message!