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| What year was Christopher Marlowe born? |
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| What other famous writer was also born that same year? |
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| Where was Marlowe born and raised? |
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| What other events were connected to Canterbury? |
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| The murder of St. Thomas Beckett and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales |
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| How did Marlowe's dad make a living? |
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| What school did Marlowe attend in Canterbury? |
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| Where did Marlowe attend university? |
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| What college did he attend at Cambridge? Why is that fact surprising? |
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| He attended Christ's College. It was a divinity school. |
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| When it came time for Marlowe to receive his Master's degree, Cambridge refused to issue it. Who intervened on his behalf? |
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| Why would the Queen intervene for Marlowe? |
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| He was a spy for the government. |
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| What was Marlowe's first famous play? |
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| How old was Marlowe when he was murdered? |
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| Marlowe roomed with another playwright. What was his name? |
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| What was the name of Kyd's most famous play? |
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| Why did Kyd say so many bad things about Marlowe after he was arrested? |
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| What bad things did Kyd say about Marlowe? |
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| He said he was a homosexual and an atheist. |
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| Where was Marlowe buried? |
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| He was buried in an unmarked grave in Deptford. |
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| What was the name of the Queen's spymaster for whom Marlowe worked? |
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| Who first identified the elements of tragedy? |
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| What are the five major elements of tragedy? |
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1.) Hero must be a noble character
2.) He must have one major flaw
3.) The flaw leads to a tragic decision
4.) The tragic decision leads to a tragic fall
5.) Usually there will be some sense of enlightenment about why he fell...but not always. |
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| What was Faustus' tragic flaw? |
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| How does the reader know that pride was his tragic flaw? |
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| The chorus tells the reader at the beginning of the play that it was pride. |
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| List the five elements of the English novel. |
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1.) exposition
2.) rising action
3.) climax
4.) rising action
5.) denouement |
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| Introductory material at the beginning of a novel: setting, characters, etc. |
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| The introduction of conflict in a story. |
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| The emotional high point of a story. |
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| The results or actions produced by the climax. |
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| It a French word that means "the wrapping up of loose ends." |
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| What is one significant difference between Greek Tragedy and English Tragedy? |
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| Greek Tragedy must take place in a 24 hour period. English Tragedy can take place over a longer period of time. Faustus takes 24 years. |
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| A comedy sketch in the middle of a serious play to give the audience some relief. |
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| What other function does "comic relief" play in English Tragedy? |
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| It often includes foils to the other characters in the play. |
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| What one other element distinguishes English Tragedy from modern tragedy? |
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| It often includes supernatural elements: witches, spirits. ghosts, etc. |
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| How does Wagner act as a foil to Faustus? |
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| He's very smug and conceited. Like master like servant. |
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| How do Ralph and Robin act as foils to Faustus? |
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| They use their magic to do really stupid things. So does Faustus. |
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| How does the Emperor act as a foil to Faustus? |
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| He calls up someone from the past (Alexander) to feel good about himself. So does Faustus (Helen). |
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| How does the horse courser act as a foil to Faustus? |
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| He thinks he's going to get something for nothing. So does Faustus. |
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| It is the pattern on which all other similar literary examples are based. |
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| Who's the archetypal disobedient son? |
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| What kind of archetype is Faustus? |
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| The man who seeks forbidden things or knowledge. |
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| What other famous character is based on the Faustus archetype? |
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| It occurs when an action or line in the play states the opposite of what is or is about to happen. |
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| It occurs when a characters lines mean the opposite of what they should mean. |
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| It is some action or dialogue that hints at something yet to come. |
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| What are the seven deadly sins? |
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| pride, gluttony, covetousness, laziness, wrath, lust, and envy |
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| Where is Wittenberg? What made it famous? |
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| It is in Germany. It was made famous in the Reformation by Luther. |
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| Greek princess kidnapped by the Trojans. She was upposed to be the most beautiful woman ever. She started the Trojan War. |
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| Who was Alexander the Great? |
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| Macedonian (Greek) King who conquered the world. |
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Who introduces Dr. Faustus?
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| Where was Faustus educated? |
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| In what subject did Faustus get his degree? |
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| To what mythological character is Faustus compared in the prologue? |
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| What four areas does Faustus consider for study and then reject? |
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| philosophy, medicine, law and theology |
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| What does Faustus say a doctor would need to be able to do to make medicine worthwhile? |
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| either to raise men from the dea or make them live forever |
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| What does Faustus dislike in divinity? |
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| He dislikes the idea that the wage sf sin is death. He thinks that it is too harsh. |
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| What does Faustus finally decide to study? |
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| What does Faustus hope to obtain by studying necromancy? |
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| He hopes to become a god. |
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| Who are Wagner and Valdes? |
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| They are a couple of scholars who have tried to talk him into necromancy. |
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| What do the "good angel" and "bad angel" represent? |
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| Why does Valdes tell Faustus that after he teaches him the basics that he will be "perfecter than I." |
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| Because he thinks Faustus is much smarter than he is and will progress quickly. |
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| Wht does Marlowe have Wagner treat the two scholars with such contempt? |
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| He wants to show his arrogance and thus Faustus' arrogance as well. |
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| The two scholars decide to tell the rector what Faustus is doing. What's a rector? |
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| head of the university or college |
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| Do the two scholars think Faustus can be saved? |
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| When Faustus conjures, who does he want to call up? |
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| Why does Faustus send Mephistophilis away? |
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| Into what form does Faustus want Mephistophilis to return? |
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| he wants to come back as a Cathoic friar |
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| What is odd about how Faustus conjures up Mephistophilis? |
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| He uses a lot of religious items in his incantations. |
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| What does Faustus want from Mephistophilis? |
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| He wants him to serve him for 24 years. |
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| When Faustus asks Mephistophilis to tell him why he appeared, what does he answer? |
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| He says that when he heard Faustus rack the name of God he came to try to get his soul. |
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| What does Mephistophilis say he has to do in order to grant Faustus' request? |
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| get permission from Lucifer |
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| When Faustus asks Mephistophilis who Lucifer is, how does he answer him? |
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| He says he is a fallen archangel that fell through insolence and pride. |
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| How does Mephistophilis feel about being damned? |
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| He hates it. He says not being able to see God's face is a constant hell. |
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| When are Faustus and Mephistophilis supposed to meet again? |
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| at midnight in Faustus' study |
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| What does Wagner want the clown to do? |
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| What does Wagner have to do to force the clown to serve him? |
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| He has to threaten him with two demons, Baliol and Belcher |
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| While Faustus is waiting on Mephistophilis to appear the two angels attmept to persuade him. Which angel wins? Why? |
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| the evil angel; he appeals to Faustus' greed |
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| When Mephistophilis agrees to serve Faustus he requires Faustus to do something. What is it? |
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| He requires him to write a contract inhis own blood. |
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| What reasons does Mephistophilis give for Lucifer wanting Faustus' soul? |
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1.) misery loves company
2.) he wants to enlarge his kingdom |
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| Why does Faustus blood refuse to flow when he is writing the contract? |
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| His body doesn't want to participate. |
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| What mysteriously appears on Faustus' arm? |
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| How does Mephistophilis get Faustus' blood to flow again? |
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| He fetches a coal from hell to warm it up. |
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| Wht does Faustus' ask Mephistophilis about first after signing the contract? Why? |
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| hell; he wants to convince himself it is not real |
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| Where does Mephistophilis say hell is? |
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| anywhere he is; anywhere God is not |
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| What is the second thing Faustus asks for? |
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| Why does Mephistophilis not want to give Faustus a wife? |
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| What does Mephistophilis give Faustus instead? |
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| he gives him a demon dressed up like a wife |
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| What does Mephistophilis give Faustus at the end of the scene? |
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| Why are Robin and Ralph introduced in the next scene? |
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| What does Robin say he can do with the conjuring book? |
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| What does he tell Ralph he can do for him? |
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| He says he can get the kitchenmaid Nan Spit to be his girlfriend. |
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| In the next scene Faustus considers repenting until Lucifer shows up? What happens next? |
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| Lucifer tells Faustus he has hurt this feelings and then entertains him by showing him the seven deadly sins. |
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| In the next scene Faustus is touring the world in a chariot drawn by dragons. Where does he stop? |
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| What does Mephistophilis want to do? |
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| He wants to crash the Pope's feast and torment him. |
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| What does Faustus ask Mephistophilis to do for him? |
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| to turn him invisible so he can punk the Pope |
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| What does Faustus do to the Pope? |
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| He snatches food and a cup of wine and then boxes his ears when the Pope keeps crossing himself. |
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| What is the point of the scene? |
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| The point is that Faustus is simply a hooligan (punk). He has wasted his magic doing practical jokes, |
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| Inthe next scene Robin and Ralph are tracked by a vintner from whom they have stolen a goblet. Who do they call up to deal with the vintner? |
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| a wine merchant or a pub owner |
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| What does Mephistophilis do to them? |
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| he turns them into a dog and an spe |
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| In Act 4, Faustus appears before the Emperor of Germany. What does he want from Faustus? |
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| He wants Faustus to bring up Alexander the Great and his paramour. |
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| What does Faustus tell the Emperor? |
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| He tells them it won't be the real Alexander but spirits that look like them. |
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| What does Faustus do to the knight that gives him such a hard time? |
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| he makes antlers appear on his head |
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| After the scene with the Emperor Faustus starts home because his 24 years are about up. Who does he run into? |
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| What does the horse courser want? |
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| He wants Faustus' horse for $40. |
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| Does Faustus sell him the horse? |
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| Yes at the urging of Mephistophilis. But he tells him not to ride the horse in the water. |
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| What happens when the horse courser does ride the horse in the water? |
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| it turns into a bale of hay |
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| What does the horse courser want from Faustus? |
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| Why does the horse courser have such a hard time waking Faustus up? |
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| He's been awake for eight days straight. |
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| What happens when the horse courser shakes Faustus' leg? |
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| It comes off in his hand and he winds up having to give Faustus another $40 to keep the law out of the picture. |
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| What does the Duchess of Van Holt want Faustus to do for her? |
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| She wants him to fetch her some grapes inthe dead of winter? |
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| Why is her request such a dissappointment to Faustus? |
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| He wanted to something grand for her. |
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| Where does Faustus get the grapes? |
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| Mephistophilis gets from the southern hemisphere. |
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| Why does he call the Duchess a big bellied woman? |
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| She is either fat or pregnant. |
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| Why is Act 4 a series of comedic sketches with no serious scenes? |
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| Because Act 5 is completely serious with no comedic sketches at all. |
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