Adds irony to the thought that Helen's lips can make him immortal due to the chilling imagery that her lips could literally **** him forth.
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Card 17
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Faustus as a renaissance man
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Card 18
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Faustus's quest for knowledge has been destructive; like the Tree of Knowledge in the story of Eden he is lost to temptation; a warning against going beyond mankind's natural limits; Epilogue reinforces the moral of the play.
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Card 19
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Humans inevitably die due to their inevitable sin; fails to consider repentance and mercy which as a part of Christian theology teaches that if we ask for forgiveness we shall live eternally.
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Faustus clearly enjoys his powers despite the sense of foreboding that accompanies his use of them as is shown in the delight he takes in conjuring up Helen.
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Card 21
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Evil side of his nature has overtaken his entire soul. Marlowe suggest that we all have the potential to be evil.
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Card 22
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In a climatic and intense final scene, Faustus attempts to seek forgiveness though out of desperation and not true loyalty to Christianity. Could make him an anti-hero as he has great potential but wastes it.
