The good angel warns him, In scene I line 70 "O Faustus lay that damned book aside". He heeds this advice and falls on the advice of the bad angel in scene I line74. ... Faustus desires this power that God did not intend him to have and following the advice of the bad angel is the beginning of his downfall. Faustus suffers in a different way than Lear did, he struggles with his own demons of choosing between the possible delights of heaven or eternal damnation. ... Faustus and Lear overlook their valuable assets such as their family members, friends and the unforeseen angel. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As the play unfolds, a Good Angle and an Evil Angel come to Faustus after his thoughts about necromancy. The two angels represent his choice between Christian good conscience and the path to eternal damnation (Marlowe 8). ... Satan disobeys God, and the uprising led by him in the Heaven results in the fall of Satan and angels from the light to darkness and suffering. ... Milton presents Satan an Archangel in Heaven, which is a high rank in the hierarchy of angels (Milton 195). Nevertheless, his pride, defiance, and desire to gain more authority than God makes him rebel against God and event...

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• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People of the time believed that witches had certain powers that included creating storms, having demon 'followers,' the ability to transform into animals and the prediction of the future. ... Along with this were the angels, saints and at the top, God. ...

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