COMEDY Flashcards
(18 cards)
1,2 is he not the corpus naturale? and is that not a mobile?
Comedic scholarly debate and disregard of latin scholars parallels how Faustus desires for power outside of his boundaries - live and die in the works of aristotle-
Wagner similarly subverts hierchy - uses prose
ironic- corpus natural- reminds F’ desire to be spirit/deity - foolish and reminded her is mortal
1,4 give his soul for a shoulder of mutton/ I had need it well roasted and good sauce on it
Robin refutes deal to sell his soul + mocks it contrasts with F- clownlike and foolish
acceptance associated with gluttony and food = base natture of desires
roast = ‘it’ = ambiguous - reminder of f’ fate in hell
shoulder also a cheap part of meat - emph limited deal he is getting
1,4 bind yourself unto me for seven years/ too familiar with me already
Wagner takes up role as master + parallels how F takes up foolish and hubristic role/ evil angel and meph threats
robin’s bathos = undermines threat + useless
1,4 Balliol and belcher!/ banio and belcher
malapropism - clowns are able to conjure devils undermines Faustus’ misguided belief in power and hubris
comedic relief for prev intense encounter with meph 1,3
2,2 Faustus’ conjuring book/ I shall see more than/ search for some circles for my own use/ have all the maidens in our parish dance at my pleasure stark naked
sexual innuendos - desperate and lascivious parallels F’ demands for a wife- uses magic for base desires
2,2 O’ brave robin
irony - rafe comments on Robin’s subversion - f= foolish
3,1 (the pope crosses himself again)
criticism of the pointlessness of catholicsm practises - seen as performative emph by later comments on the dishes
quotes from chorus in 3,1 which contrast his actions in scene
Learned Faustus, to know the secrets of astronomy/ did mount himself to scale olympus’ top
3,2 how into an ape? that’s brave…I’ll get nuts an apples enough / thy head will never be out of the pottage pot
irony that clowns have power to conjure meph - at the mercy of clowns and didn’t fly here with hither his own accord
punishments parallel with what will happen to Faustus in act 5 - parody - they are happy and f isnt
1.2 wagner quote on how he mocks Faustus’ hubristic belief in his own power
is he not the corpus naturale? and is that not a mobile?
1,4 quote on how wagner and robin mock faustus’ selling of his soul
his soul for a shoulder of mutton/ I had need it well roasted and good sauce on it
1,4 quote on how wagner and robin represent the meph and faustus master servant relationship
bind yourself unto me for seven years/ too familiar with me already
1,4 quote on how robin and rafe undermine faustus’ blasphemous acts and jxtp prev intense scene with meph
Balliol and belcher!/ banio and belcher
2,2 quotes on robin mirroring F’ base desires
Faustus’ conjuring book/ I shall see more than/ search for some circles for my own use/ have all the maidens in our parish dance at my pleasure stark naked
2,2 rafe’s ironic comment on robin’s use of the conjuring book
O’ brave robin
3,1 stage direction that mocks the catholic church
(the pope crosses himself again)
3,2 quotes on clowns summoning meph and receiving punishment which parodies faustus
how into an ape? that’s brave…I’ll get nuts an apples enough / thy head will never be out of the pottage pot
what does meph say when robin and rafe summon him?
vexed with these villains charms
