Dr.Faustus Thinking Activity

Dr.Faustus: Thinking Activity

    Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

1) The play directed by Matthew Dunster for Globe theater ends with this scene (see the image of Lucifer). What does it signify?

Last Scene: Lucifer with wide wings

2) Is God present in the play? If yes, where and how? If No, why?

3) What reading and interpretation can be given to this image (see the image of Daedalus and Icarus) with reference to central theme of the play Dr. Faustus?

Answer's:-

1) Final scene of Lucifer show that limitless quest of greater power,status,and control but these aspirations and perfection lead to his tragic demise .He drowned to eternal punishment of hell and sapration of god’s love in the end.

2)yes,the God is present in the play.Old man character presents as a God and we can also see that Dr.Faustus is also being like a God.If there is no God,why he being like God..We also find God in many characters like Good angel,old man.In the end Faustus pray to God to save him,so yes God is exist in this play and we also can say that God is everywhere.

3) The picture is portrayal of the myth of Icarus and Daedalus a story of father and son.Daedalus made a wings from feathers and wax to escape and to fly. Daedalus warn to Icarus that not to fly near the sun otherwise his wings will melting, but Icarus disobeyed and fly at too much hight and riches to the sun ultimately his wings are melt and his fall is happen and his father is stay it in his limits thats why still he has his wings..its means that Dont go much higher in your ambitious rather then your down fall is happend.