Gray and Faustus" Self-Destruction In the novels Doctor Faustus and Picture of Dorian Gray the authors develop the main characters into showing their downfall in life caused by their self-centered corruption. ... In the novels, Portrait of Dorian Gray and Doctor Faustus, the authors, Oscar Wilde and Christopher Marlowe, related the values during their times through their characters by showing that through their curiosity in life they were driven to their downfall by becoming self-absorbed and corrupted characters. ... Doctor Faustus is also a seemingly innocent man in the beginning of...

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"Look again at Faustus" opening soliloquy, from "Settle thy studies, Faustus, and begin" to "Here tire, my brains to get a deity", paying special attention to what he says and how he says it. ... One may find this hard to believe, as he speaks as if his vast knowledge is less significant than it actually is, and one may ponder over what an intelligent doctor could find more appealing than wisdom. ... He refers to Galen, a famous ancient physician, and his Latin quote explicitly means that 'the doctor begins where the philosopher ends'. ... In demonstrating how he has already been...

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In 1604, Christopher Marlowe wrote The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. Faustus had everything a successful man could want, but he strived for more any way he could. ... When his time was up, Lucifer took Faustus to hell for an eternity of damnation. ... Their fates mirror that of Doctor Faustus from Marlowe's play. ... Doctor Faustus was the same way. ...

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A Great Tragedy: The good misunderstood and the evil accepted Shakespeare's King Lear and Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is a detailed description of the consequences of one mans decisions that ends in a tragedy. ... Ah Doctor Faustus that I might prevail to guide thy steps unto the way of life. ... Faustus portrays the same traits of egotism as Lear. ... Ay, these are those that Faustus most desires. ... It is not until the end of the plays that Lear and Faustus is enlightened. ...

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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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