Dr. Faustus, Pride And Gree
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The Pride and Greed of Dr. Faustus
In the sixteenth century play Dr. Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus, the main character, prevails two distinct qualities: greed and pride. It is these two qualities, one even being one of the seven deadly sins, which lead to the destruction of Dr. Faus ....
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.... symbolic meaning (1.0.21). First of all it emphasizes the danger of Faustus' pride, sense it was Icarus' pride which led him to fly so high in the sky that his wax wings melted and he fell to his death. Second this could be a comparison to Lucifer who, due to his pride also fell, but not to his death, but from Heaven. Either comparison shows perfect foreshadowing of what will happen to Faustus, due to his deadly sin of pride.
Greed, the other characteristic of Faustus becomes apparent in ....
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