Plot Points
Characters
Themes
Terms
Hodgepodge
100
Faustus's blood does this when he tries to sign the contract.
What is congeal?
100
This man sells his soul to a demon to gain power.
Who is Faustus?
100
The major motivation for Faustus signing his soul to the devil is that he seeks ____ but in order to gain this Faustus has to surrender his soul? (Hint: With great ____ comes great responsibility.)
What is power?
100
This is defined as the struggle for a man's soul.
What is psychomachia?
100
The author of Doctor Faustus and other plays.
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
200
Faustus does this to the Pope.
What is steal food, answer questions, or hit him?
200
This demon is summoned by the protagonist, in order to give him power.
Who is Mephastophilis?
200
_____is an important consideration that Faustus makes when deciding whether he should sell his soul. _____ is often paired with power.
What is wealth?
200
This is a story concurring with the main story that uses humor to both break the tension of the main story and revisit themes by satirizing them.
What is a comic subplot?
200
This character is forced to be Wagner's slave in mockery of the contract between Faustus and Mephistophilis.
Who is the Clown?
300
This happens to Faustus at the end.
What is dragged to hell?
300
The ruler of hell and Mephastophilis master.
Who is Lucifer (Satan)?
300
Doctor Faustus often is accompanied by two angels, one ____ and one _____ . Both sprits try to advise him on a course of action, with one usually being more influential over his mind. These two angels symbolize the internal battle raging inside of Faustus.
What are good and evil?
300
This is a device used in drama to reveal the actors thoughts by having him or her speak to himself or herself, disregarding or unaware of any listeners.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Mephistophilis turns Robin the ulster and Rafe into these animals when they are caught stealing a cup from the Vintner.
What are a dog and a monkey?
400
Mephistophilis summons these characters when Faustus starts to repent.
Who are the seven deadly sins?
400
Faustus's servant and fellow practitioner of magic.
Who is Wagner?
400
Dr. Faustus hands over his soul for the ability to perform magic. It is through magic Fastus believes he will be able to make himself as powerful as a god and as wealthy as a king. He uses images of dead people to amuse himself and friends, and humiliate people. By conjuring up dead people Faustus is using ______ elements. Hint: Mephastophilis would be considered a _____ being. (Not demon)
What is supernatural?
400
This is the English Renaissance as applied to plays in the Elizabethan Age, in which indoor theatres were first used and the types of theatre expanded from Mystery Plays, Morality Plays, and Miracle Plays to the works of Shakespeare and others like him.
What is Tudor drama?
400
The time period in which Doctor Faustus was written and first performed.
What is the Elizabethan Age? (Accept English Renaissance)
500
This is the reason Mephistophilis comes when Faustus summons him.
What is Faustus curses God?
500
This character begs Faustus to repent and ask forgiveness from God.
Who is the Old Man?
500
Doctor Faustus is a Christian play. In making an agreement with Lucifer, Faustus commits ______by disobeying God while also renouncing obedience to him; however Fastus can seek _____ by asking God for forgiveness. The play offers Faustus countless opportunites, but in the end Fastus remains loyal to hell and sentenced to _______ for his sin.
What are sin, redemption, and damnation?
500
A type of poetry in which the meter is regular and usually iambic, but it is unrhymed. It is used in Shakespeare's plays and was first used successfully by Marlowe. It is known as "Marlowe's mighty line."
What is blank verse?
500
This is the name of the theatre company in which Doctor Faustus first played.
Who are the Admiral's Men?
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