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Doctor Faustus Study Guide

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by Christopher Marlowe
About 73 pages (21,992 words)
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Doctor Faustus Study Guide consists of approx. 73 pages of summaries and analysis on Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Faustus is born to poor parents in Rhodes, Germany, grows up and eventually goes to Wittenberg to study divinity. Through his studies, he does well financially but his thoughts soon turn away from theology. Instead, he begins to turn toward the study of magic and necromancy -- the magical art of raising the dead. (read more)
      Prologue
      Act 1, Scene 1
      Act 1, Scene 2
      Act 1, Scene 3
      Act 1, Scene 4
      Act 2, Scene 1
      Act 2, Scene 2
      Act 2, Scene 3
      Act 3, Scene 1
      Act 3, Scene 2
      Act 4, Scene 1
      Act 4, Scene 2
      Act 4, Scene 3
      Act 5, Scene 1
      Act 5, Scene 2
      Epilogue

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Copyright Information

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