Important Question on Dr Faustus and Volpone

1. Faustus Character

Answer: Doctor Faustus is a leading character. He is a brilliant scholar in sixteenth century Germany. He has a thirst for knowledge, fame. Doctors Faustus is bored with the traditional types of knowledge available to him. He wants more than logic, medicine, law and religion. He wants magic. With the help of his two close friends Valdes and Cornelius, he learn magic and called mephistophilis.  Faustus  signs a contract with lucifer . Lucifer is the master of mephistophilis. Dr Faustus offer his soul in exchange for twenty-four  years of having Mephistophilis and all his knowledge of magic at his beck and call.

         After agreement, Dr Faustus get a magic power. He plays tricks on the Pope.  He make himself invisible and stealing pope’s food and smacking his ears. For this reason he becomes famous and is invited to visit the German Emperor. He plays another tricks on horse dealer. Dr Faustus sells a horse to the horse dealer. When the dealer  ride his horse into a stream it turned into a heap of straw.  He has the demon fetch grapes for a pregnant Duchess, he conjures an image of Alexander the Great for the Emperor. In this way he plays his tricks on people's. He misuse his magic power. We see  that how little satisfaction he's actually gained from playing these small tricks, though, he cannot bring himself to do it.  He loses his soul permanently and goes to hell.

2.      Describe Seven deadly sins of Dr Faustus.

Answer:  Dr. Faustus” the tragic history of whole life and death of Dr. Faustus is written by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.In this Drama we have seen seven deadly sins. Origin of seven deadly sins also known as a part of Christian ethics is a branch of Christian theology ,depends on the concepts of “right” (virtuous) and “Wrong” (sinful) behavior from a Christian perspective. The Seven Deadly sins are describe as follows;

PRIDE: A feeling honor and self respect;   Pleasure of taken in an achievement ;   Root of all sins;   In Dr. Faustus PRIDE appears when he feels that he is more superior than others.	ENVY : Feel jealousy from others;   • Object of such feeling , desire for the qualities of another. • In Dr. Faustus ENVY appears when he saw a power of God.
LECHERY:  • Sexual desires • A lecherous act • In Dr. Faustus LECHERY appears when dancer who came from another world.	WRATH: • Extreme anger • Forceful , violent • In Dr. Faustus WRATH appears when he is not able to do anything in his life as he was intelligent.
GLUTTAONY: • Excess in eating or drinking • In Dr. Faustus GLUTTAONY appears when he wants much more power and position than others.	SLOTH: • Laziness • Aversion to work • Slow moving • In Dr. Faustus SLOTH appears when he got all kind of knowledge and he feels laziness from over knowledge.
COVETOUSNESS: Greediness   Eagerly desirous   ·         In Dr. Faustus COVETOUSNESS appears when he wants to get more and more and it is sign of this sin.

3.                  Dr. Faustus is that God is present or not.

Answer:  Dr. Faustus” the tragic history of whole life and death of Dr. Faustus is written by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.

    Doctor Faustus does not think of God, and Marlowe conspicuously leaves God’s presence out of the play, for ultimately Faustus is a Renaissance man, a man “of dreams and aspirations and, more particularly, his failures and illusions.”  ((Masinton, 113) It is not a desire to please God that drives Faustus, but rather a desire to please Man and applaud him through his own power and successes.  It is this reason that God is left out of the bulk of the drama and the dramatic narrative.  God is not a presence in the mind of Faustus, and although Faustus is willing to recognize and deal with demons and devils, he is not willing to recognize the ultimate Christian authority of God, thereby leading to his own downfall and damnation. God is also left out of the action of the drama because the actions and evil doings of Faustus, his cohorts, and the demons involved are not under the direct influence of God as Maker or Designer.

That is why we tell that God is totally left out of the drama Dr. Faustus.

4.                  Difference between doctor faustus and Volpone.

Answer: The Difference between the doctor faustus and volpone are as follows:

Dr Faustus: Doctor Faustus is a leading character of the Drama of Dr. Faustus. He is a brilliant scholar in sixteenth century Germany. He has a thirst for knowledge, fame. Doctors Faustus is bored with the traditional types of knowledge available to him. He wants more than logic, medicine, law and religion. He wants magic. With the help of his two close friends Valdes and Cornelius, he learn magic and called mephistophilis.  Faustus  signs a contract with lucifer . Lucifer is the master of mephistophilis. Dr Faustus offer his soul in exchange for twenty-four  years of having Mephistophilis and all his knowledge of magic at his beck and call.

Volpone: Volpone is main character of Volpone play. His name means "The Fox" in Italian. He is lustful, raffish, and greedy for pleasure.He is a creature of passion, continually looking to find and attain new forms of pleasure,whatever the consequences may be. He is also energetic and has an unusual gift for rhetoric. He worships his money, all of which he has acquired through cons, such as the one he plays on Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino. Volpone has no children, but he has something of a family: his parasite, Mosca, his dwarf, Nano, his eunuch, Castrone, and his hermaphrodite, And rogyno. Mosca is his only true confidante. Volpone hates to make money through honest labour or cold, he loves making it in clever, deceitful ways.

5.                  Theme of Volpone

Answer: Actually, Volpone is, to many extents, based upon the humor theory. The main theme of volpone are as follows:

Greed:The theme of greed pervades the entire play. It is embodies by Volpone, Mosca, and all the "clients." In a sense, greed defines the major conflict of Volpone.

Animalization: This beast/animal imagery in the language is used in Volpone to represent the degeneration of the characters and moral abnormality found in Venice, portraying the city as a hotbed of crime, knavery and lust. Most of the characters names' are Italian words for animals: there are some examples are:Volpone = Fox, Mosca = Parasitic Fly, Voltore = Vulture etc.

Parasitism: Although Mosca is the foremost parasite in the play, Corvino, Corbaccio, and Voltore might well be considered parasites as well.

Metatheatricality: The theme of metatheatricality is revealing. Although there are only a few scenes which qualify as plays-within-a-play, Jonson's criticism of Elizabethan theater emerges from each. In 1.2, Mosca's account of the transmigration of Pythagoras's soul is truly obscene.

Vengeance:Though it is sparingly present in the main plot, the theme of Vengeance is much more prominent in the subplot of Volpone.

Deception: Like greed, deception pervades the entire play. As a theme, deception has the effect of marking characters for punishment.

Knowledge/Ignorance:  At any given time during the course of the play's action, no characters on stage know as much as the audience; they are all thus ignorant, though some are more ignorant than others.

6.                  What are the punishment of volpone.

Answer:Volpone is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable.

    At the final screen of the play we have seen that all the character is being punished who are cropped. The punishment of volpone play are as follows:

Volpone and Moska: At the final screen we have seen that all the wealth of volpone has been donated to patients and hospitals.  since he was faking illness, he is going to be put in prison in irons until he becomes really bent out of shape. Moska, the servant of Volpone is also a criminal. His punishment is that in his whole life he is in prison and whipped him in rest of his life.

Votore: In the Volpone “Act V scene 12 (the end)” we have seen that Voltore has to Leave his legal business and disbarred and exiled from Venice for life.

Corbasico and Corvino:  In the Volpone play the punishment of Corbasico is that Corbaccio is stripped of his property (which is given to his son Bonario), and Corvino is publicly humiliated, forced to wear donkey's ears while being rowed around the canals of Venice.

7.                  Importance of subplot of Volpone.

Answer: The subplot usually often revolves around a central character that plays a less central role in the main plot. Volpone has been criticized for the fact that the central characters in its subplot-Sir Politic, Lady Politic and Peregrine-play almost no role in the central plot.

   The subplot usually often revolves around a central character that plays a less central role in the main plot.  Act 4 Screen-1 and Act-4 Screen 4 nad Screen-5 are subplot which is very important for volpone play.

    Volpone has been criticized for the fact that the central characters in its subplot-Sir Politic, Lady Politic and Peregrine-play almost no role in the central plot.

The Wanderer Question and Answer

 The Wanderer

 1. Characteristic of Old English / Anglo Saxon of poetry

Characteristics of Old English poetry: Old English poetry was written during A.D. 650 to 1100. Often called Anglo-Saxon literature, the poetry was written in the old English language. Notable poems from this period include"Beowulf" and "The Wanderer." The characteristics of alliteration and use of meter make Old English poetry distinct in sound from other forms of poetry.

Structure

In Old English poetry, each line is broken into two sections called verses or half lines. The first verse is called the on verse, and the second is called the off verse.

Alliteration

One of the most predominant characteristics of Old English poetry is the use of alliteration. Alliteration is the repeated use of the same consonant or vowel sound in different words. In Old English poetry, the alliteration was completed on stressed words beginning with the same consonants or on any vowel sound.

Meter and Rhythm

Each half line of poetry consists of two separate rhythm units called feet. The feet make up the meter and unstressed syllables, of the poem. In Old English poetry, five rhythm types were common.  The five patterns are (1) lift,drop, lift, drop; (2) drop, lift, drop, lift; (3) drop, lift, lift, drop; (4) lift, lift, half-lift, drop or lift,lift, drop, half-lift; and (5) lift, half-lift, drop, lift.

Compounds

Combining two words results in a compound. Three types of compounds occur in Old English poetry. For example, a boat may be called a "wave floater," "seahouse" or "wave horse."

2. Similarities between the wanderer and the Seafarer

Answer: The Anglo-Saxon poems “The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” share many of the same elements that make them similar. The Wanderer and the Seafarer, the protagonists, are both exiled from their society. At the end of both poems there is an addendum by the Christian monks in an attempt to influence the Anglo-Saxons at the time.

“The Wanderer”and “The Seafarer” are two elegies written by Anglo-Saxons that share many of the same components.The exile of the two main characters is one striking similarity between the two poems. The physical hardships that the two main characters go through is another notable resemblance between the two poems. One theme that should stand out to the reader in the the two poems is the interest in spiritual matters that the two main characters find after going through a series of unfortunate events. Another motif that is worthy of mention in the two poems, is the addendum at the end of the two works planted by the Christian monks at the time. These similarities are no coincidence and they tie these two poems together.

3. Describe the exile life  of the Wanderer.

Answer:

The Wanderer Theme of Wisdom and Knowledge. "The Wanderer" moves from a lament about exile to an examination of what the experiences of both the exile and wise man teach them about life

 The Wanderer's predicament is heavily based on the historical context in which it was written. It is Old English elegy, which is poem depicting loss and loneliness. During the time of the Anglo Saxons in England, the most important relationship was that between the lord and his knight(vassal). From a fairly young age a vassal pledges his loyalty to a load who provides for him in return for his service and  protection in battle. Therefore the most honorable thing a vassal could do for his lordvis die for him. In " the Wanderer" the narrator is lamenting the death of his lord and is feeling regret and shame for not being the one who was dead. He either chooses to exile himself, or is shunned by his family and friends out of dishonor. When he tries unsuccessfully to find another lord, he finds himself sailing alone on the unforgiving seas to reminisce about the good times he had with his lord and company, ruminate on  the sufferings of man, and finally realize that without a lord the only comfort he has in God.

Agamemnon Question and Answer

1. Role of Gods and Goddesses in Agamemnon

Answer:  We have seen many gods and goddesses plays an important role in Agamemnon. From all of the god and goddesses we have discussed below. There are:

Apollo:   Greek God of the Sun, the Light, the Music and the Prophecy, the son of Zeus and the Titan Leto - According to Homer’s Illiad.  Here Apollo played a major part in the Trojan War. He infected the Greek encampment with a plague and aided Paris in killing Achilles.

Ares: Greek God of War  The son of Zeus and Hera  Ares always took the side of Aphrodite in the Trojan War. He fought for Hector (a Trojan) until a Greek warrior pierced him with a spear that was guided by Athena. He then departed the battlefield in order to complain to Zeus about Athena’s violence.

Dionysus:  Greek God of Wine & the Grape Harvest  the son of Zeus and the mortal Semele  worshipped as early as 1500- 100BC by Mycenean Greeks.

Hades:  Greek God of the Dead and King of the Underworld  the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon  Hades is described by some sources as the god of the earth’s fertility.

Hephaestus: Greek God of Fire and Metalworking  the son of Zeus and Hera and married to Aphrodite  Hephaestus crafted the armor that Achilles wore in the Trojan War. The same arms, despite their connection to divinity, brought about the death of Ajax.

Hermes: Greek God of Trade, Eloquence and Messenger of the Gods  the son of Zeus and Maia, one of the seven Pleiades and daughter of the Titan Atlas  Both Homer and Hesiod portrayed Hermes as the author of skilled or deceptive acts, and also as a benefactor of mortals.

Poseidon: Greek God of the Sea  the son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Hades  Poseidon assisted the Greeks in the Trojan war. However, Zeus commanded him to withdraw from the battlefield, and he reluctantly obeyed.  His grudge against Odysseus is one theme in the Odyssey.

Zeus: Greek God of the Sky and King of the Gods  Zeus was the last child of the titans Cronus and Rhea  Hesiod calls Zeus the “the lord of justice.” Perhaps because of this, he was reluctant to join a side in the Trojan War. He preferred the Trojans, but he wanted to stay neutral because Hera preferred the Greeks. She was insufferable when he opposed her openly.

Aphrodite: Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty & Eternal Youth  the daughter of Zeus and Dione  During the Trojan War, Aphrodite fought on the side of Paris.  Aphrodite rescued Paris from Menelaus by enveloping him in a cloud and taking him back to Troy.

Artemis: Greek Goddess of the Hunt, Forests and Hills, the Moon, Archery  the daughter of Zeus, king of the gods, and the Titaness Leto and she has a twin brother, the god Apollo.

Athena:Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War  was born from Zeus and no mother  Hera and Athena fought against Paris in the Trojan War since he had awarded the Golden Apple to Aphrodite.  The sacred image of Athena, a wood statue called the Palladium, protected the Trojans as long as they had it.  Odysseus and Diomedes executed a plan to steal the image, greatly encouraging the Greeks in their hopes to end the long-suffering war.

Demeter: Greek Goddess of Agriculture, Fertility, Sacred Law and the Harvest  the daughter of Cronus and Rhea  She had one daughter, Persephone; Zeus was Persephone’s father.  Cronus had previously swallowed Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades and Poseidon.

Hera: Greek Goddess of Marriage and Queen of Olympus  the Queen of the Gods and is the wife and sister of Zeus  The Trojan War would have ended in peace, but Hera had a vested interest in its outcome and influenced Zeus to either switch sides or remain neutral.

Hestia:

2 Biography of Aeschylus

Answer:  Aeschylus was born to a noble and wealthy Athenian family in the Greek town of Eleusis. His father was Euphorion, a wealthy man of the upper class. Aeschylus's education included the writings of Homer (wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey ). Aeschylus' writings were strongly Athenian and rich with moral authority. He carried home the first place award from the Athens competition thirteen times! Because Aeschylus was writing for the Greek theater in its beginning stages, he is credited with having introduced many features that are now considered traditional. Aeschylus' masterpiece is the Oresteia, the only preserved trilogy from Greek drama. The three plays are Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides.According to legend, Aeschylus was picked up by an eagle who thought he was a turtle. The eagle had been confused by Aeschylus's bald head. Aeschylus was killed when the eagle realized its mistake and dropped him.

4. Character analysis of cassandra.

Cassandra, the story’s narrator, a princess of Troy in Anatolia, a seer, and a priestess of the god Apollo. According to myth, Apollo granted her the gift of prophecy so that she would agree to sleep with him; when she refused, he left her with the gift but added that no one would believe her prophecies. Captured by Mycenaean Greeks under King Agamemnon, Cassandra meditates about her life in the now-ruined citadel of Troy as well as about the terrible future her captors face. Cassandra proudly recalls having been the beloved favorite of King Priam of Troy. Painfully, however, she also recalls how he cast her into prison because she dared to prophesy Troy’s imminent doom. She dies rather than go with Aeneus to found a new society.

Oedipus Rex

1. Character analysis of teirisias?

Ans:

 Tiresias was the son of a shepherd and a nymph. He became blind when he accidentally saw the goddess Athena bathing, and she took his sight away for this. When Athena blinded Tiresias, she also gave him foresight, the ability to see into the future.  He is often portrayed as the oracle of Apollo, a man who could see the future and the will of the gods. It is in this role, as a prophet and an oracle who possesses the gift of foresight, that Tiresias appears in Oedipus Rex.

 Tiresias could see the future. He provides glimpses of this future to King Oedipus. Two particular prophecies are especially important to the story. First, Oedipus was Laius's killer. The second prophecy,  King Oedipus would leave Thebes in rags, blind, and exiled.

2. Biography of sophocles.

Answer:

Sophocles, (born c. 496 BCE, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]—died 406, Athens), with Aeschylus and Euripides, one of classical Athens’ three great tragic playwrights. The best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King.

  Life And Career: Sophocles was the younger contemporary of Aeschylus and the older contemporary of Euripides. He was born at Colonus, a village outside the walls of Athens. Sophocles himself received a good education. Because of his beauty of physique, his athletic prowess, and his skill in music, he was chosen in 480, when he was 16, to lead the paean (choral chant to a god) celebrating the decisive Greek sea victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis.   In 440 he was elected one of the 10 stratēgoi (high executive officials who commanded the armed forces) as a junior colleague of Pericles. Sophocles later served as stratēgos perhaps twice again. In 413, then aged about 83, Sophocles was a proboulos, one of 10 advisory commissioners who were granted special powers and were entrusted with organizing Athens’ financial and domestic recovery after its terrible defeat at Syracuse in Sicily. . He died at 406.

3. Character analysis of creon

Answer:

In Oedipus Rex, Creon is a brother of queen Jocasta, the wife of King Laius as well as Oedipus. Laius, a previous king of Thebes, had given the rule to Creon while he went to consult the oracle at Delphi. During Laius's absence, the Sphinx came to Thebes.

 Creon is powerfully built, but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule. A practical man, he firmly distances himself from the tragic aspirations of Oedipus and his line. As he tells Antigone, his only interest is in political and social order.

    Creon survives at the end of the play, retaining rulership of Thebes, gaining in wisdom as he mourns the death of his wife and son. Haemon, Creon's son, commits suicide after Antigone's death. Eurydice, Creon's wife, commits suicide after hearing of the death of her son Haemon

Creon is the tragic hero because he tries to restore order in Thebes and is a good ruler but ends up alone due to his excessive pride. Antigone is the tragic hero because he sticks to her beliefs in the Gods and family and dies because of her loyalty to them.

History of Europe Questions and Answer

1. Discuss Greek contribution of philosophy/ Literature

  Greece was a great country with many great contributions. In every sector of modern civilization there is  lot of contribution of Greek civilization. From all of this,  Greek civilization mainly  seven  contributions there are Philosophy, Literature, Arts, Game, politics, theater and Myths . The most important contribution  is philosophy and Literature.

Philosophy:   Philosophy was the best Greek contribution.  It helps us understand how those certain Greeks thought. That includes people like Socrates or Plato Ancient Greek philosophy is dominated by three very famous men: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Socrates came first, and Plato was his student.  Aristotle, who was younger, came to study at Plato's school, and also ended up starting his own school.                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Literature:    Four major periods of Greek literature: pre-classical, classical, Hellenistic-Roman, and Byzantine. Of these the most significant works were produced during the pre-classical and classical eras. At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'.

2.  Discuss greek contribution of  Art, olympics, politics, theater and Myths.

 Art: Greek art inspired a lot of the modern-day art you see in places like at the movie theater or on book covers, or even statues. Most Greek sculptures are emotionless, and usually capture the serenity of motion, and were always proportional, this form of art was known as classical art. The Greeks believed that the emotionless art showed a sense of power.

Olympics: The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in to honor of their gods. The ancient Olympics are thought to have begun in the early 700 BC, in honor of Zeus. . The olympics were not the only games/sports the Greeks played. They contained five days with many events. It led to the modern day olympics.

Politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek statesman Pericles had three goals, to Strengthen Democracy, Hold strength in the empire, and to glorify Athens. The Greeks affected many of our constitutional rights. Political power could be exercised by citizens.

Theater:  It might have been inspired by ancient Greek plays. There are two main groups of plays, tragedies, in which the main characters strength usually gets him into trouble at the end, and comedies, (That's right funny plays.)  a way to get political messages to the public, or just to "poke fun" at a certain group, or class of people.

Myths: The Greeks used myths to explain many of the amazing wonders of the world, and we use them to pass on the time, or more importantly learn what these brilliant masterminds thought about what we now call science.  There are thousands of myths wrote by the Greeks, and almost all of them have changed over the years, the originals lost in time, maybe never again seen. 

  

2. Peloponnesian war in Greek

Answer:

      The word Peloponnesian comes from the name of the peninsula in southern Greece called the Peloponnese.

      The first Peloponnesian War lasted for 10 years. During this time the Spartans dominated the land and the Athenians dominated the sea. Athens built long walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus.

      In 415 BC, Athens decided to help one of their allies on the island of Sicily. They sent a large force there to attack the city of Syracuse. Athens lost the battle horribly and Sparta decided to retaliate starting the Second Peloponnesian War.

       The Spartans began to gather allies to conquer Athens. They even enlisted the help of the Persians who lent them money to build a fleet of warships. Athens, however recovered and won a series of battles between 410 and 406 BC.

3. Roman Civilization.

Answ:

The Roman Empire  was the largest empire of the ancient world. Its capital was Rome, and its empire was based in the Mediterranean. The empire was the third stage of Ancient Rome. Rome was first ruled by Roman kings, then by the Roman Republic, then by an emperor.

It began in Rome in 753 BC. Rome controlled over two million square miles stretching from the Rhine River to Egypt and from Britain to Asia Minor. The Western Roman Empire officially ended 4 September 476 CE.

   The Barbarian attacks on Rome partially stemmed from a mass migration caused by the Huns' invasion of Europe in the late fourth century. When these Eurasian warriors rampaged through northern Europe, they drove many Germanic tribes to the borders of the Roman Empire.

Some short question and Answer of Doctor Faustus.

1. Greek mythological Character in Doctor Faustus.

Answer: In Doctor Faustus we have seen that two mythological character represent here one is Helen of Troy and other is chorus. In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy also known as Helen of Sparta, was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, who was married to King Menelaus of Sparta, but was abducted by Prince Paris of Troy. Christopher Marlowe's lines from his tragedy Doctor Faustus (1604) are frequently cited: "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?  The use of the Chorus in Elizabethan plays derives ultimately from its use in Ancient Greek drama, where it consisted of a group of actors who spoke in unison or were sometimes  divided into two groups to speak alternately, in a kind of conversation or debate. Doctor Faustus  employs the Chorus in a number of functions. There are for witness, Tell Faustus' birth and early  career, to introduce a new location. To anticipate the first part of the action, as Faustus turns towards  forbidden knowledge, change in Faustus' behavior etc.

2. Faustus Soliloquies( First and Second Soliloquies) office Work. 

Answer:

 Literally soliloquy means talking to himself aloud when a person is alone or is supposed to be alone. In Doctor Faustus we have seen that two soliloquy takes place in whole  drama. The first soliloquy contains sixty-three lines. The last one, in the other hand, contains fifty-five lines.

In the opening soliloquy, Dr Faustus is addressing himself in the Third person-" Settle thy studies, Faustus, and began" - which creates the impression that he is talking to himself. He declares that he will be a 'divine' only in appearance, while aiming to achieve expertise in every academic discipline. From the first soliloquy we come to know that he will surrender his soul to the Devil.   

  Doctor Faustus' final soliloquy takes place during his last hour to live before his deal with the devil expires. Faustus spends his last hour in wishful thoughts of ways to escape his upcoming fate. Faustus knows his fate is at hand and begins his soliloquy by wishing that time would stand still so that midnight would never come or that the sun, "Fair Nature's eye," would rise again and make the day everlasting. 

3. Moralistic / Hallucination  describe in Doctor faustus

Moralistic: Doctor Faustus has many features of a morality play: the conflict between good and evil, the creation of Good and Bad Angels, the Old Man as Good Counsel, the pageant of the Seven Deadly Sins and the appearance of Faustus’ enemies to ambush and kill him.

The Good Angel and the Bad Angel are characters derived from the medieval morality plays. They are sometimes regarded as an externalization of the thoughts of Faustus. The audience also observes the pageant of the Seven Deadly Sins in Doctor Faustus. This is another feature borrowed by Marlowe from the tradition of the morality play.  Benvolio’s attempts to ambush and take revenge on Faustus is also a device taken from the medieval morality play. Doctor Faustus has many features of the morality play of the Middle Ages.

Hallucination: Faustus is affected psychologically and loses focus on reality as a result of his power obsession. His attempts to overreach his limitations render him a total neurotic. At the very outset, one can spot the innate instability in him. Destruction is seen to erupt from within.