Doctor Faustus - Act 5, Scene 1 Flashcards
1
Q
“My master means to die shortly”
A
- Time has shifted : emphasises foolishness of wasting his time in frivolity.
2
Q
“Who are at supper with such belly-cheer”
A
- Parallels Act 3 which mocked Catholocism.
- Motif of indulgence : emphasises gluttonous desire, base desires
- Penultimate moment, lack of morality
3
Q
“Be like the feast is ended”
A
- Religious allegory to the last supper : subversion of Jesus (debased)
- Distracts himself from fate mirroring Jesus
- Creates irony, Jesus is holy Faustus has behaved immoral
- Emphasises Faustus as evil and foolish
