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Doctor Faustus rejects the study of traditional branches of knowledge in favor of studying magic.
Act 1, Scene 1Faustus ignores the Good Angel's dire warnings to turn away from the path to damnation.
Act 1, Scene 1The Good Angel and the Evil Angel try to sway Faustus to good or evil.
Act 1, Scene 1Faustus engages his friends Valdes and Cornelius to instruct him in the basics of magic.
Act 1, Scene 1Faustus uses his conjuring skills to summon a devil, Mephastophilis.
Act 1, Scene 3Faustus offers Lucifer his soul in exchange for 24 years of service from Mephastophilis.
Act 1, Scene 3Lucifer accepts Faustus's offer. The pact is written and signed with Faustus's blood.
Act 2, Scene 1Faustus learns the nature of hell, the secrets of the physical universe, and the ways of magic.
Act 2, Scene 1Faustus questions his life path, but Lucifer lures him on with a display of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Act 2, Scene 3Faustus's knowledge of the dark arts grows. He travels throughout much of Europe by magic.
Act 3, ChorusFaustus travels to Rome and, while invisible, plays pranks on the pope and his banquet guests.
Act 3, Scene 1Faustus's fame spreads. He conjures Alexander the Great for the Holy Roman emperor, Charles V.
Act 4, Scene 1An old man tries to convince Faustus to save his soul before it is too late.
Act 5, Scene 1Faustus rejects the final chance to repent and save his soul and takes Helen of Troy as his lover.
Act 5, Scene 1Faustus confesses to the scholars that he is in league with Lucifer and damned both body and soul.
Act 5, Scene 2Overcome by terror and remorse, Faustus begs Lucifer to spare him and calls on God's mercy.
Act 5, Scene 2| Scene | Summary |
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| Prologue | Introducing the play, the chorus announces that no tale of warfare, romance in a king's court, or heroic deeds will be p... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 1 | Alone in his study, Faustus contemplates what line of scholarship he will pursue. He has earned a higher degree in theol... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | Two nosey scholars come looking for Faustus at his residence. Wagner engages them in a bit of verbal sparring before tel... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | Faustus has sufficiently mastered the art of conjuring to call up a devil one winter's evening. Consulting a book of spe... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 4 | Wagner engages in some banter with a clown, or peasant, by calling him "boy." Insulted, the fellow asks how many "boys" ... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | Faustus waits in his study for Mephastophilis's return. He is troubled by doubts about the choice he has made. On the on... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | Robin, an ostler (a person who works with horses), has stolen one of Doctor Faustus's books of spells and intends to try... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | Once again, Faustus is wavering in his decision to follow magic, fearing damnation. Mephastophilis declares that the hea... Read More |
| Act 3, Chorus | Assuming the role of the chorus, Wagner explains that Faustus has dedicated himself to the pursuit of limitless knowledg... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 1 | Doctor Faustus recounts the course of his recent travels with Mephastophilis. He highlights memorable places of beauty o... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 2 | Robin and Rafe have been using Doctor Faustus's book to do some conjuring. Robin holds up the proof of their success: a ... Read More |
| Act 4, Chorus | The chorus explains that Faustus has enjoyed all he cares to see of the world and has returned to Germany. His friends h... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 1 | At the court of Carolus the Fifth, the emperor challenges Faustus to prove his celebrated knowledge of conjuring. He pro... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 2 | The duke and duchess of Vanholt have been enjoying Faustus and Mephastophilis's company. Addressing the duchess, who is ... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 1 | In a brief soliloquy Wagner expresses concern that his master intends to die soon. Faustus has given him all his possess... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 2 | Faustus is spending the final evening of his life with the three scholars. They detect something is wrong. Faustus sighs... Read More |
| Epilogue | The chorus confirms that Faustus is in hell. Like the branch of tree that has grown twisted and unhealthy, his twisted, ... Read More |
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