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Notes 14.6 Review Questions

1. Explain that the play Doctor Faustus takes place in an explicitly Christian cosmos
of angels and devils.
2. Mention four influences of Christianity on the play Doctor Faustus.
3. Mention four instances of Aristotlean tragedy in the play Doctor Faustus?
4. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Faustus as Tragic hero
(b) Faustus as Tragedy in Christian terms
(c) Elements of classical tragedy in Doctor Faustus.

5. Explain the following in context of Doctor Faustus play:
(a) Pride (b) Sloth (c) Gluttony
6. Illustrate that Doctor Faustus is a tragedy in Christian terms.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. Christian morality
4. right 5. Hell 6. True
7. True 8. False 9. (a)
10. (b) 11. mankind 12. Aristotle’s Poetics
13. tragic 14. True 15. True
16. False

14.7 Further Readings

Solomon Schimmel. 1997. The Seven Deadly Sins: Jewish, Christian, and Classical Reflections
on Human Psychology. Oxford University Press, USA.
Tydeman, William. 1984. Doctor Faustus : Text and Performance. Macmillan, Basingstoke,
England.

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