Doctor Faustus

Author: Christopher Marlow

Date of publication: c. 1592

Time: Renaissance Period

Place: England

Plot: Majorly it is woven around the incidence that Doctor Faustus sells his SOUL to Satan. Instead he would have a free access over all the knowledge and free reign over black magic. 24 years he does whatever he wanted to do. Then servant from hell comes to take his soul away with him.

Characters:

Doctor Faustus
Chorus
Wagner
Good Angle
Bad Angel
Valdes
Cornelius
Three scholars
Lucifer
Mephistopheles
Robin
seven deadly sins
Raymond, King of Hungary
Bruno
Martino
Frederick
Ben olio

Two soldiers
Horse courser
Carter
Hostess of a tavern
Duke and Duchess of Manhole
Servant

Old man

Theme: Knowledge, Good v/s evil, repent