Faustus context

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Calvinism
Theory of predestination - the idea that lives are planned out and we are destined to either go to heaven or hell
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Humanism
Belief in no supernatural beings or God's - A new way of thinking that arose during the renaissance
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The Renaissance
An age of discovery and learning between the 14th and 17th centuries
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Anti Catholic Laws
Act of supremacy in 1534 declared the monarch the head of the church. This was repealed by Mary I and reinstated by Elizabeth I
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Spanish Armada
1588 under Phillip II Catholic king of Spain
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Helen of Troy
The most beautiful woman in Greek mythology who lead to the Trojan wars. She represents all things pleasurable.
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Martin Luther
Proposed a list of 95 propositions agains the catholic church
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Morality Play
Popular during the 14th century. The main character is tempted from their moral responsibilities to do wrong only through god do they find peace
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Doctrine of Despair
Means ‘Loss of faith in god’
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Date the play was published
1604
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Puritanism
16th century - Their aim was to ‘Purify’ the church and remove all signs of indulgence and glamour
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Humanism

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The Renaissance

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Anti Catholic Laws

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Spanish Armada

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