The deal made by Doctor John Faustus with the devil in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is that Dr. Faustus would attain twenty-four years of power in exchange for his soul. The deals begins when Faustus starts to learn and practice magic (forbidden by the Christian culture of that time) and believes that he has conjured four devils and Lucifer, when in fact, they came of their own volition. In his pride, arrogance, and lust...
The deal made by Doctor John Faustus with the devil in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is that Dr. Faustus would attain twenty-four years of power in exchange for his soul. The deals begins when Faustus starts to learn and practice magic (forbidden by the Christian culture of that time) and believes that he has conjured four devils and Lucifer, when in fact, they came of their own volition. In his pride, arrogance, and lust for power, he ignores warnings about the nature of hell and the consequences of his choice to make the deal.
While it appears that there are many opportunities out of this deal for Dr. Faustus, he does not take them. Mephistophilis, the devil with whom Dr. Faustus makes the deal, resorts to different tricks, imagery and even threats to keep Dr. Faustus to the deal whenever he begins to doubt that it was the right course of action or repent in any form. Dr. Faustus also causes the torture of an old man who desires to save his soul. In the end, he does not repent, but wishes to be free of the consequences of his deal with the devil.
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