2006-12-08 00:33:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Doctor Faustus is a tragedy based upon a traditional morality story.
The thing that makes Doctor Faustus a tragedy is the ending where Faustus ends up damned. In effect he has learned nothing because he knows the consequences of his actions and all goes as he planned. As Homer Simpson said "There's no moral to it. It's just a bunch of stuff that happened." Faustus makes his bed and lies in it. In effect Faustus is an anti-hero.
In the original morality story Faust is saved by the power of love and penitence. The moral is that even a fallen man can be saved by the power of God if he repents and feels love. How nice. Goethe's version of Faust plays out very much as a morality play because it retains the traditional ending.
If you have any real interest in Faust please watch the excellent Jan Švankmajer film "Faust" (1994). It is available on video (maybe even DVD) and is magnificent. Another good version is the 1926 silent "Faust" by F W Murnau (more famous for Nosferatu) which is available on DVD. You will not be disappointed!
2006-12-08 01:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A little of both, Faustus is defintaly a tragedy in so far is it highlights the plight of the human condition, but also offers a view on Morality. Faustus full of his own self woth, leads himself to his own dimise.
2006-12-08 00:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by djp6314 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Morality Play
2006-12-08 02:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Morality play. It's too far-fetched to be a Tragedy - doesn't really deal sufficiently with everyday life. On the other hand, maybe Tragedy is a general term which can encompass Morality Plays....
2006-12-08 00:36:35 · answer #4 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only Dr Faustus I know is in a nursery rhyme??
2006-12-08 03:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Mushin 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-08 00:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A moralistic tragedy. Kinda like the christmas episodes of Eastenders always are.
2006-12-08 00:36:35 · answer #7 · answered by Litmus180 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bit of both actually.
2006-12-08 00:34:28 · answer #8 · answered by Isis 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋