However, there is also a possibility of a split personality here to. Here, Faustus is talking to himself which makes clear he is arrogant.
Good Quote ‘Nothing so sweet as magic is to him’. ‘necromancy’ are dark arts which consists of conjuring the dead. The Chorus makes clear that his downfall was planned from the start by Lucifer, ‘And melting heavens conspired his overthrow’. From this, it is clear Faustus is a Icarus-type character who tried to push boundaries and fell like the devil due to his transgression. There is a reference to Icarus, ‘His waxen wings did mount above his reach’. 
‘swoll’n with cunning of self-conceit’. Faustus is full of himself (arrogant). Faustus excels in his field as he is a doctor. Faustus was ‘shortly he was graced with doctor’s name’. Dr Faustus’ background is of being common and poor with a low status as his parents are of ‘base of stock’. This makes the audience an active audience because the Chorus is trying to evoke an action from them. The audience needs to watch this play and judge Faustus. 
The Chorus tells the audience to have, ‘patient judgements’. ‘Nor in the pomp of proud audacious deeds’ makes clear it is not about bravery too. ‘Nor sporting in the dalliance of love’ makes clear this is not a story about love. ‘Not marching now in fields of Trasimene’ makes clear this is not a story about war. Transgression is a key theme in Doctor Faustus. Basically, Dr Faustus transgresses (oversteps the boundary) and is punished (where immortals punish mortals). The interpretations of Doctor Faustus from the production by Greenwich Theatre Production 2010.īefore we start the play’s analysis, it is a good idea to quickly state what Doctor Faustus is about. Who is the victim in the play (potentially seven victims). The historical context to Doctor Faustus. The top 5 magic/supernatural moments in Doctor Faustus. 
Comparing Faustus to the traditional morality play.Is Faustus the sole architect of his own demise?.A complete chronological analysis of Doctor Faustus with quotes, page numbers, and analytical explanations.To sum up, this article has the following: Feel free to skip to the parts most relevant to you. If the quote has no page number, take the page number of the previous quote(s) and it will be on the same page as that). I will be going through the book in chronological order looking at the most important quotes and their meanings (with page numbers. Below is a complete analysis of Doctor Faustus which is one of the Gothic texts being studied at English A2.
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