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Act I Flashcards

1
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1,1 summary

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speaking in soliloquy, faustus weighs up the merits and limitations of the four key academic disciples

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what are the four key academic disciples?

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philosophy, law, medicine, and divinity

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what does Faustus decide about the four academic disciples?

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that they are flawed and that the power and knowledge they offer is limited

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why does Marlowe have Faustus repeat the word ‘end’ when considering the traditional academic disciples? 1,1

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to show how knowledge is finite. could link to the renaissance and the rebirth of intellectual discovery and curiosity and the rejection of medieval ideas

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‘is to dispute well, logics chiefest ____’ 1,1

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end

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6
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‘thou hast attainted that ___’ 1,1

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end

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7
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‘and live and die in __________ works’ 1,1

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Aristotle

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‘tis thou has _______ me’ 1,1

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ravished

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why did Marlowe describe Faustus as being ‘ravished’ by Aristotles works? 1,1

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Faustus casts himself as the subordinate and submissive, suggesting that magic and necromancy have taken him. sexual connotations may link to his base desires

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‘what world of _______ and _______’ 1,1

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profit, delight

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‘of power, of honour, of ____________’ 1,1

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omnipotence

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12
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by having Faustus finish the line on omnipotence, what does this suggest about his feelings towards necromancy? 1,1

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he lusts for the power it will give him, he wants to be god-like

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In 1,1 Marlowe reference prominent figures, e.g. Aristotle and Galen, before having Faustus reject their ideas. What does this create?

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A sense of arrogance is established from the start, foreshadowing Faustus’ downfall. Faustus is resented as a radical, renaissance thinker.

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14
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Where does Faustus misquote the bible?

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‘the reward of sin is death. that’s hard.’ 1,1

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why does Faustus misquote the bible in 1,1?

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mockery of the church. shows Faustus to be foolish and naive as he attempts to manipulate Gods word to suit his needs.

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Context - the renaissance

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rebirth of intellectual discovery. disciplines of the previous medieval period were questioned

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17
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‘necromantic books are _________’ 1,1

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heavenly

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18
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what technique is used in ‘necromantic books are heavenly’? And what does it show about Faustus’ attitude to black magic? 1,1

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antithesis. he worships it because of the power it could give. blasphemous and heretic language contrast with heavily religious ideas of a contemporary audience

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19
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what does the last two lines of Faustus’ soliloquy in 1,1 end in?

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‘god’ and ‘deity’

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why does Faustus’ soliloquy in 1,1 end in ‘god’ and ‘deity’?

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shows how Faustus wants to use necromancy to gain power that is similar to God.

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21
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Context - Dr John Dee

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well respected scholar who served as royal advisor and court astronomer to Elizabeth I. he left the queens service and went on a quest for more powerful knowledge in the realms of magic and the supernatural

22
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what are the good and evil angels?

A

stop characters of morality plays

23
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what does the good and evil angel represent?

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Faustus’ inner conflict

24
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‘heap Gods heavy ______ upon the head’ 1,1

A

wrath

25
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Why do the Good and Evil angels compare Faustus to Jove?

A

further displays Faustus’ arrogance and his weakness to power as this fuels his path to hell as he is tempted by the image of power.

26
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‘be thou on earth as _____ is in the sky’ 1,1

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Jove

27
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who was Jove?

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king of the roman gods

28
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‘how I am _______ with conceit of this’ 1,1

A

glutted

29
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why does Marlowe use the specific word ‘glutted’ when Faustus contemplates black magic? 1,1

A

links to the semantic field of gluttony. biblical reference to the seven deadly sins reinforcing Faustus’ lack of connection to religion.

30
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What superficial objects does Faustus
reference in 1,1?

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‘pearl’ ‘gold’ and ‘silk’

31
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when does Marlow use anaphoric repetition in 1,1

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‘I’ll have them’

32
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why does Marlowe repeat the lines ‘I’ll have them’? 1,1

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shows Faustus preoccupation with power and authority

33
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context - James I

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King James was deeply concerned of necromancy which led him to publish ‘Daemonologie’. this era is sometimes referred to a time of ‘satanic panic’ and thousands of women were tried and executed for witchcraft.

34
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1,3 summary

A

first entrance of mephistopheles and faustus agrees to sell his soul

35
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‘the word _________ terrifies not him’ 1,3

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damnation

36
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‘__ ___ _________ I shall ask …. to tell me’ 1,3

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to give whatsoever

37
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‘by him ill be the greatest ________ of the world’ 1,3

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emperor

38
Q

‘how _____ is this mephistopheles’ 1,3

A

pliant

39
Q

‘o Faustus, leave these ______ demands’ 1,3

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frivolous

40
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‘this is ____, nor am I out of it’ 1,3

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hell

41
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‘tasted the _______ ___ of heaven’ 1,3

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eternal, joys

42
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‘__________ with ten thousand hells, 1,3

A

tormented

43
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what does Faustus ask Mephistopheles to change into coin first seeing him?

A

‘return an old Franciscan friar

44
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context - anti catholic agenda

A

runs throughout the play which is a reflection of England and their strongly protestant nation, made stronger by the Spanish armada.

45
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when was the Spanish armada?

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1588

46
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1,4 summary

A

Marlow uses this seen to mirror the previous one, as Wagner makes a deal for Robin

47
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what does Faustus ask for in the deal? 1,3

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‘four and twenty years… in all voloptuousness’

48
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what do the characters of robin and Wagner do?

A

the clown characters act as a structural parallel to Faustus and embody his flaws.

49
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‘Tickle the pretty ______ plackets’ 1,4

A

wenches

50
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how does Marlowe present Robin as he comments about ‘she-devils’ having ‘cloven feet’ in 1,4

A

has a preoccupation with sex ; base desires

51
Q

‘bind yourself presently unto me/ or I’ll turn all the ___ about thee into _______’ 1,4

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lice, familiars

52
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How does Marlowe present Robin through him confusing ‘guilders’ with ‘gridirons’ 1,4

A

stock character = lack of intelligence. lock of power

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