Blog task - "Dr. Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe

       

         I have studied “Dr. Faustus: A play by Christopher Marlowe” in my first semester of Post Graduation. Dr. Dilip Barad has given an online task to perform after screening of the play.

Teacher’s instruction:

Tasks:

1) The play directed by Matthew Dunster for Globe theatre ends with this scene (see the image of Lucifer). What does it signify?

2) Is God present in the play? If yes, where and how? If No, why?

3) What reading and interpretation can be given to this image (see the image of Daedalus and Icarus) with reference to central theme of the play Dr. Faustus?

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My response

1) The image signifies the superiority of Lucifer, because it’s too late for Dr. Faustus to repent and at the end evil wins, it shows his victory.

2) Yes, god has presented in the play, form the first scene to the last scene of the play, because first scene opens with the monologue of Faustus, in which he challenges the god and in last scene he repent for it. God is there and that is why Dr. Faustus has that desire to be superior of god.

3) Dr. Faustus' fall was as like as the myth of Icarus he disobeys his father and Dr Faustus disobeyed the nature and his fall was great because the climb was high, it helps us to understand the theme of the play.