The feud between the values of the medieval world and the emerging fortitude of the sixteenth-century Renaissance has often been construed or portrayed through Doctor Faustus. ... In Christopher Marlowe's, Doctor Faustus, Faustus represents the energy of the Renaissance. ... Doctor Faustus is a magician and not a scientist; this peculiarity is more plainly drawn today compared to the sixteenth century. ... Faustus interpreted this as "What will be shall be Divinity, adieu (35)!" ... Faustus represented the energy of the Renaissance. ...

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Another great example is in Marlowe's The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus where Faustus has the opportunity to redeem himself, but does not, and "evil" conquers all. ... and there were many more inquiries pertaining to science and reason (Faustus), rather than religion as it was in the Middle Ages. Faustus is an interesting mix of a Renaissance man in a Medieval world and the collision that these two subjects make is astronomical. ...

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