1. Faustus: Renaissance Martyr or
Faustus died a death that few could bear to imagine, much less experience. ... However, the idea of considering him a martyr has many flaws, several of which are evident when considering who Faustus was before he turned to necromancy and what he did once he obtained the powers of the universe. ... Faustus still doesn't listen. ... "The lust for power that led to the excess of the Renaissance "the slaughter of Montezuma and countless American Indians, the launching of the Armada, the very creation of the English Church out of Henry's spleen "is epitomized in Dr. Faustus-...
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- Grade Level: High School
