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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Marlowe, Christopher

Marlowe, Christopher
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Tragical History Of Doctor Faustus: Act II

Act II: Scene One

Faustus is seen in his study meditating upon the awful consequences of
his bargain. Alone on stage, he delivers a soliloquy which reveals to the
audience the inner turmoil of his soul. Despair, the ultimate sin for the
Christian, leads Faustus forward on his road to eternal damnation; appetite
and "Belzebub" have become Faustus's new gods. Though something sounds in his
ear which seems to call him back from his damned course, Faustus is resolute
in his love for Beelzebub, and he promises: ...

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