This agreement sounds rather strange (Marlowe 39), as it is senseless for a person to lose their life for the sake of power that is not eternal. The readers' attention is focused on Faustus' intention to use the power and on what he wants to achieve outside the academic knowledge he possesses.
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As the agreement indicates, Mephistopheles returns and Faustus keeps his promise and signs away his soul; he signs the oath with his own blood and writes on his arm the words ˜Homo fuge' meaning ˜Fly, man'. This was a dreadful initiation process that makes him fear, but his attention is distracted by Mephistopheles through a dance of devil. At this level, it is very clear that Faustus is no longer a normal human being but a spirit under full control of the devil. The author subsequently presents him to have abnormal powers to explore the earth and heavens from a chariot drawn by dragons, and he is seen flying to Rome, where there is a celebration to honor St. Peter. This line of the play that tells about the dragons, which are creatures of massive power that come from Teutonic mythology, spells doom for those who come into contact with Faustus, thus indicating him as an ultimate villain in the play. With the help of his satanic power, Faustus swindles a Horse-courser, and then plays a terrifying trick on him to confuse him when he returns. Similarly, he entertains the Duke and Duchess using illusions before Robin the Clown arrives and then manipulates them with his powers, overcoming them with dreadful magic (Marlowe 101). He also performs illusions at the court of Charles V, which delights the Emperor. Moreover, he humiliates a knight named Benvolio. When Benvolio and his accomplices try to take revenge for the humiliation, Faustus uses his devils to hurt them, cruelly transform their figures, and make horns grow on their heads. This is really cruel and reveals his bad character and the extent of damage his powers can do.
