Explanation:
1. Explanations from first soliloquy.
The above lines are taken from the first soliloquy of the tragic play named Doctor Faustus written by Christopher Marlowe.
Here, Marlowe meets us to Doctor Faustus who is a very educated, greedy and proud person; who learns black magic to achieve power and at last creates his own path for damnation.
Doctor Faustus, a great scholar, sitting on his study table and examining various field of learning in order to achieve knowledge. Then Faustus chooses metaphysical philosophy, medicine, law and divinity, and rejects these serially because these subjects do not satisfy doctor Faustus. Then finally he has decided to go with black magic which makes a great appeal to him. Magic will bring him not only money but also power. Through black magic Faustus may know the secrets of other country. By this he will have whatever we want. So, Faustus thinks it is black magic which has a great effect on his life. By learning magic will enjoy the earthly life as God is enjoying in the sky.
From this soliloquy we find a Faustus who is very educated, over ambitious, confident, proud and greedy person. He doesn’t want knowledge for truth rather for power. He compares him with God and refuses the Bible which brings a miserable conclusion in his life.
2. Explanations from the last soliloquy.
The above lines are taken from the last soliloquy of the tragic play named Doctor Faustus written by Christopher Marlowe.
Here we find, Doctor Faustus, is a very educated, greedy and proud person; who learns black magic to achieve power and at last creates his own path for damnation.
Doctor Faustus is very knowledgeable person. But he wants knowledge not for truth rather for power. So, he refused all the important subject because these can't satisfy him. At last he has chosen black magic which will bring him money and power. so he started to read magic book. Meanwhile, Mephistophilis come, the servant of Lucifer. Faustus makes a deal with him that if Mephistophilis will serve him 24 years then he (f) will sell his soul to Lucifer. After signing the deal Faustus enjoys the earthly life and met up his all desires. But when 24 years have passes at midnight Faustus soul will be damned forever; we can see the mental condition of Faustus in his last soliloquy. In the last soliloquy we find completely a different Faustus. It was one our left to live and then Faustus soul will be damned forever. Now Faustus can realize his sins and wants to repent. He begs to time to become the hour as a year, a month or a week or even a single day that he could repent. Now Faustus begs for one drop of blood of Christ which can purify his soul. But nobody is accepting Faustus urges not even God. Faustus then search for the Bible, which has rejected by him in the earlier scene. Now he throws out the magic book. But nothing can remove his sins and thus Mephistophilis come to turn out Faustus soul to be damned in the hell forever.
From this soliloquy we find a Faustus who is very helpless and in a great sufferings. It is completely different from the earlier Faustus, where we find Faustus as a proud, arrogant and confident person. Thus, it is only Faustus who is the ultimate culprit of his own damnation.
The above lines are taken from the first soliloquy of the tragic play named Doctor Faustus written by Christopher Marlowe.
Here, Marlowe meets us to Doctor Faustus who is a very educated, greedy and proud person; who learns black magic to achieve power and at last creates his own path for damnation.
Doctor Faustus, a great scholar, sitting on his study table and examining various field of learning in order to achieve knowledge. Then Faustus chooses metaphysical philosophy, medicine, law and divinity, and rejects these serially because these subjects do not satisfy doctor Faustus. Then finally he has decided to go with black magic which makes a great appeal to him. Magic will bring him not only money but also power. Through black magic Faustus may know the secrets of other country. By this he will have whatever we want. So, Faustus thinks it is black magic which has a great effect on his life. By learning magic will enjoy the earthly life as God is enjoying in the sky.
From this soliloquy we find a Faustus who is very educated, over ambitious, confident, proud and greedy person. He doesn’t want knowledge for truth rather for power. He compares him with God and refuses the Bible which brings a miserable conclusion in his life.
2. Explanations from the last soliloquy.
The above lines are taken from the last soliloquy of the tragic play named Doctor Faustus written by Christopher Marlowe.
Here we find, Doctor Faustus, is a very educated, greedy and proud person; who learns black magic to achieve power and at last creates his own path for damnation.
Doctor Faustus is very knowledgeable person. But he wants knowledge not for truth rather for power. So, he refused all the important subject because these can't satisfy him. At last he has chosen black magic which will bring him money and power. so he started to read magic book. Meanwhile, Mephistophilis come, the servant of Lucifer. Faustus makes a deal with him that if Mephistophilis will serve him 24 years then he (f) will sell his soul to Lucifer. After signing the deal Faustus enjoys the earthly life and met up his all desires. But when 24 years have passes at midnight Faustus soul will be damned forever; we can see the mental condition of Faustus in his last soliloquy. In the last soliloquy we find completely a different Faustus. It was one our left to live and then Faustus soul will be damned forever. Now Faustus can realize his sins and wants to repent. He begs to time to become the hour as a year, a month or a week or even a single day that he could repent. Now Faustus begs for one drop of blood of Christ which can purify his soul. But nobody is accepting Faustus urges not even God. Faustus then search for the Bible, which has rejected by him in the earlier scene. Now he throws out the magic book. But nothing can remove his sins and thus Mephistophilis come to turn out Faustus soul to be damned in the hell forever.
From this soliloquy we find a Faustus who is very helpless and in a great sufferings. It is completely different from the earlier Faustus, where we find Faustus as a proud, arrogant and confident person. Thus, it is only Faustus who is the ultimate culprit of his own damnation.
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