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Dr. Faustus, Pride And Gree
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The Pride and Greed of Dr. Faustus
In the sixteenth century play Dr. Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus, the main character, prevails two distinct qualities: greed and pride. It is these two qualities, one even being one of the seven deadly sins, which lead to the destruction of Dr. Faus ....
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....e human knowledge and wealth. Faustus believed that through necromancy (magic) he could have even more, "A world of profit and delight, Of power, of honour, of omnipotence" (page 5, 1.1.1-2). It is this greed and thirst for omnipotence that leads Faustus to sell his soul to Lucifer. For only a short twenty-four years of all out power (power to satisfy his greed and pride), he is willing to spend eternity in Hell. If the deal in itself does not prove greed and pride, or possibly a lack of, th.... |
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