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Doctor Faustus
Context
- "return an old Franciscan
frian;/That holy shape becomes
the devil best".
- During the 16th century the church was renowned for its corruption e.g
Leo X was criticised for "unworthy pursuits". One biographer said Leo was
"engrossed in idle and selfish amusements" such as masquerades and
buffoonery.
- Sounds a lot like Marlowe's protagonist.
- The Protestant Reformation
begun in 1517, with Martin
Luther's 95 Theses. It was not
until 1570 that it could be said
that the reformation ended.
- Sounds a lot like Marlowe's protagonist.
- During the 16th century the church was renowned for its corruption e.g
Leo X was criticised for "unworthy pursuits". One biographer said Leo was
"engrossed in idle and selfish amusements" such as masquerades and
buffoonery.
- Faustus is said to be inspired
by Johann Georg Faust, an
alchemist and magician during
the German Renaissance.
- He allegedly died in a
horrific alchemical
experiment. His body
was reportedly
"grievously mutilated".
- He allegedly died in a
horrific alchemical
experiment. His body
was reportedly
"grievously mutilated".
- The Great Chain of Being was an idea that
everything in the universe had its 'place' in a
divinely planned hierarchy. Some Renaissance
writers explored the role of the Pope and were
fascinated by the thought of going beyond the
boundaries set by the chain of being.
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