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Faust: The Dichotomy Of Gretchen
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In the play "Faust" by Johann Goethe, Gretchen's character envelops extreme aspects of Virgin Mary and of Eve. Mary acts as the symbol of the mother of mankind, the pure woman who makes men's salvation possible. She has no evil in her at all. In contrast, Eve is the archetypal figure of the fallen ....
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....flock of children clinging swarmed" (2697) around it, thus associating Gretchen with maternity. A large part of Faust's attraction to Gretchen is the image of a virgin mother he sees in her, the ideal of feminine purity.
Gretchen's strong religious background further strengthens her saintly image. The prayer in the Ramparts scene is an example of her religious training. "Oh, bend Thou, Mother of Sorrows; send Thou a look of pity on my pain." (3587-9) Gretchen looks on the world from a religious.... |
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