Wagner Flashcards
(4 cards)
How is Wagner presented in the play?
Wagner is a servant to Faustus, who can be seen in comedic and dramatic scenes.
“sirrah, boy, come hither”
Scene 4, Wagner
AO1: Archaic term to address inferiors
AO1: Allegory
AO1: Parody
AO2: Wagner’s inflated sense of self replicates Faustus and his downfall as the comedy scenes do in some way or another
AO3: Great Chain of Being
“Alas, poor slave! See how poverty jests in his nakedness”
Wagner, Scene 4
AO1: Exclamative structure, derogatory commentary
AO2: Shows Wagner’s snobbery and arrogance despite his low status
AO3: The Great Chain of Being
“I think my master means to die shortly,
For he hath given to me all his goods:
And yet, methinks, if that death were near,
He would not banquet, and carouse, and swill
Amongst the students, as even now he doth,
Who are at supper with such belly-cheer
As Wagner ne’er beheld in all his life.
See, where they come! belike the feast is ended.”
Wagner, Scene 12
AO1: Epistemic Ambivalence, Syndetic List
AO2: Wagner believes Faustus will soon die, but can still see him drinking and feasting which causes him great confusion.
