2007-02-09 23:00:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Faust was a scientist that was very unhappy with his life.One day,the devil,Mefisto,comes to him and promises him all the beauty and luxury in world .He only had to give his soul to Mefisto.Faust agrees to do that and is happy for a while,but after a while he realizes what a terrible mistake he had made.
2007-02-09 23:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faust comes in lots of variations, mostly longer. The two famous ones, by Goethe and Marlowe, are plays. But there is "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet if you are looking for a beat-the-devil story, and Manley Wade Wellman's John the Balladeer series is short stories with folk-tale themes, many of which involve overly ambitious people selling their souls.
2016-05-24 22:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Goethe's Faust from the library, a great read, then you will know.
2007-02-09 23:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Faust tale is a variation of the story about a negotiated pact between man and the devil, involving human hubris and diabolic cunning." ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust#History
2007-02-09 23:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
faust was a man who signed a deal with the devil, that alowed him wishes in return for his soul.
2007-02-09 23:03:56 · answer #5 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legend is just an old story nothing more nothing less.
2007-02-09 23:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋