مسرحيه(1)
INTRODUCTION:
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
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Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564, he was baptized on 26 february of that year in the city of Canterbury in Kent and went to the famous King's School there as a scholar. His father was a shoemaker from whom Christopher seems to have inherited his pugnacity; his sisters were well-known in the town for misbehaviour.
A Fter school Christopher went to the University of Cambridge;
Marlowe took his BA in1584;
He was to be furthered in his degree at the next Commencement and so he was admitted to the degree of MA in JULY1587.
what does all this indicate?
It seems that Marlowe was a secret agent who had been gathering information for the government on the continent.There is also a theory that at one stage in his life he was on board a spy ship and was imprisoned in Malta (which may explain his play the jew of malta).
Marlowe's writing caused violent reactions either of admiration or dislike. There followed DOCTOR FAUSTUS, dealing with the unpardonable mortal sin against the HOLY GHOSTexploring the nature of man's consciousness.
As a poet Marlowe was known for his translations from Latin.
There are not many details of Marlowe's life in London. The ********************************ary evidence gives us details of various incidents in which he was himself involved. It seems likly that by 1592 Marlowe had an unsavoury reputation for atheism.
A quarrel blew, Frizar, Marlowe a mortal blow over the right eye.
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DOCTOR FAUSTUS:
The chorus introduce the hero of the play to the audience, summarizing his life, sudject, place and the mood of the play. They also comment on the actions. They prepare the audience to the following action.
The chours introduce the theme of the play. This play will dead with "Faustus's fortunes, good and bad." Faustus we are told, eas born in Germany. He belonged to alaw family. He grew up to be agreat scholar, acquiring extensive knowledge in the field of divinity and thology. But, becoming too proud of his knowledge. Faustus tried to over reach himself and thus met his down fall. Magic becomes dearer to him even than salvation of his soul.
At the end of act 2 the chorus comments on the action and predicts what will happen.Then the tell us about Faustus's journy on earth and his plan to go Roma tomake fun of the pope. So he has done what no man has over do.
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Sence:1
-in along soliloquy Faustus reflects on the most rewarding type of scholar ship.
-He believes in magic and that magic will makes him "amighty God".
-Faustus asks wanger to bring his frichds to help him learn the art of magic while they are on their way,agood angle and evil angle visit Faustus.
-valders and corneliues appear.
-declaring that he has set aside all other forms of learning in afavor of magic. They agree to teach Faustus.
the principles of the dark art.
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Sence:2__4
-Two scholars come to see Faustus wanger.
-The scholars leave with heavy hearts.
-That night Faustus stand to try magic various sings and words.
-Four devils and lucifer the ruler of the hell, watch him from the hell.
-The devil Mephostophilis then appears before Faustus.
-who commands him to depart and return dressed as afranciscan friar.
-Faustus demands his obedience but Mephostopilis says that he is incifer's servant and can obey only lucifer.
-Faustus declares that he will affer his soul to lucifering for twenty four years of mis service master agrees to take this offer to his master and departs.
-Faustus eagrly awaits m. return.
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what is yeaur first impression about doctor faustus?
Doctor Faustus is not happy with himself despite the fact that he is excellent physician and schdars. He is not satisfied about his art. He is only believes in black art and magic. So, he decides to be magician to raises dead person to life again. He just looking for reach, fame, power, pleasure and honor. He changes from good scholar to bad magician.
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ACT:2
Sense:1+2
-The good and evil angel make another appearance.
-Faustus then calls back Mephostophilis who tell him that lucifer has accepted his offer.
-faustus asks Mephostophilis why lucifer wants his soul?
====> to enlarge his kingdom.
====> to make humans suffer as hissuffer.
-faustus decides to make a deal
(the story of the deal)
-faustus asks his new servent where hell is located?
-faustus beging to ask Mephostophilis questions about the plants and heavens.
-faustus asks who made the world lucifer, Belzebub, and Mephostophilis, enter.
-present ashow of seven deadly sins:
1:pride. 2:covetousness.
3:Envy. 4:wroth. 5:sloth.
6:lechery. 7:Gluttony.
-lucifer gives faustus book that teach him how to change his shape.
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what was the first alarm?
when the Doctor Faustus write the bord with Mephistophilis his blood congeals Mephistophilis bring during coals on which faustus dissolves his blood and complete the bond. This is considerd as a first alarm to faustus to repent.
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The condition of the bond?
1:Faustus should gives his soul to the devil.
2:Faustus should eccept to write the bond with his own blood.
3:Faustus should be an enemy to christian people.
4:Faustus should be deny the christian religion.
5:Faustus shoulnot let any one change his opinion.
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* Have you seen any hesitation or objective in the character of faustus?
Yes, I have seen any hesitation or objective in the character of Doctor Faustus at the beginning of the play when he wants to write the contract with his own blood. Also, when the good and bad angle appearance to him.
The good and bad angles are traditional figures who represent the battle of good and evil.
(symobol of bad and good angle)
They try to influence him. Good angle orders him to leave magic which will lead him to damnation. The bad angle encourage him to continue studying this subject which will open to him the secrets of nature, and makes him so powerful on earth as God in heaven. We can see his hesitation throw out the conflict inside his mind between repentence and his desire to be magician. But at the end of the play. We can see no hesitation in his character and the good and bad ungle will no appear for him again, because he becames more self-confidence and he knows all what he is doing, and because his practice of magic role him.
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why Mephostophilis start with sin pride?
He begin the sins with pride because that will be first sin comment by devil lucifer because he ends his lifer by his hand behind his pride and insolence and becomes a damned angle throw out heaven and sent to the hell because of his devil pride. Also, Faustus end his good life by his pride and decide to practice the dark art and become magician in order to be asuper man, rule the world and control every thing. And he becomes a damned person by doing that. And he will throw in the hell all that because of his pride. All, the faustus has many chance to repent but his pride prevents him repent and in courage him to be magician so their pride, destroy them and makes them damned.
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what t is the similarity between Doctor faustus and lucifer?
At the beginning before greating humans lucifer was loved angle by God and but he turned to evil behind his pride he revolted against God. Doctor faustus was famous good Doctor who start with magic because he wants to be unnatural man, ruled the world and control every thing. So he mades contract between him and lucifer to do all what he wanted. lucifer and Doctor faustus ended their life by their hand, throw pride and insolence. Both are dismissed from heaven and throw in the same place which is hell.
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ACT:3 S:1+2+3
-Faustus appears recountiny to M. his travels throughthout Eurpoe- first from Germany to france and then on to Italy.
-He asks M. if they have arrived in Roma M, replies that they are in the pop's privy chamer.
-Faustus and M. agree to use their powers to play tricks on the pope.
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S:2+3
-Robin conjures up M.
-M. theatens to turn the two into an ape and dog.
-The two frinds treat what have done as a joke, and M. leaves in a funy, saying that he will go to hoin Faustus in Furkey.
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ACT: S:1+2
-W. announces that Faustus.
must be about to die because he has given w. all of his weath. Since F. not acting like adying men:
-Faustus enters with some of the scholars. One of them asks faustus if he can produce helen of Greece calso known as helen of try.
The admirables lady that ever lived. faustus agree to produce her, and give the order to M. immcdiatly Helen herself crosses the stage, to delight of the scholars.
-The scholars leave, and an old man enters and tries to persuode faustus to repent.
-Faustus becomes distrought and M. hands him a dagger. However, the old man presuades him to appead to God for mercy M. threatens.
to tear faustus to pieces if he doesnot reconfirm his vowt lucifer.
-He asks m. to punish the old man for trying to dissuade him from continuing in lucifer, service.
-M. says that he cann't touch the old man's soul but that he will punish his body.
Faustus then asks m. to see the Helen again.
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why the writer choose the old man?
Because the old man has experience in his life, and he is a wise man. so he cans advice faustus as the good angle.Also, the writer wants by choosing the old man to reflect for us after twenty-four years at the beginning of the play the persuasion was by the good angle but now it is by the old man. the old man asymbol of good person. so the writer must make old man because it is alast chance for faustus to repent, and leave his way, we can see that when the old man urge him to repent and sees if you are human being.
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