Doctor Faustus | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Archbishop of Rheims - This character suggests that the disturbance caused by the invisible protagonist at the banquet in Rome is the result of a soul escaped from Purgatory.

Benvolio, Frederick, and Martino - These characters are punished by devils.

Bruno - This rival pope is condemned for heresy.

Cardinals of France and Padua - These characters are charged with determining the punishment for the rival pope condemned for heresy and are imprisoned when the rival pope escapes.

Carter - This character permits someone to eat hay, knowing that an ordinary person can...
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