马洛与浮士德博士的悲剧.pptVIP

Doctor Faustus ————Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe(1564～1593) 　　克利斯托弗·马洛 First great English dramatist, poet The greatest playwright before Shakespeare One of the “university wits” He is known for his use of blank verse. First made blank verse the principal medium of English drama. Representative works Tamburlaine the Great(1587~1588)帖木儿大帝 Doctor Faustus(1589)浮士德的悲剧 The Jew of Malta(1590)马耳他的犹太人 The passionate shepherd to his love 多情的牧人致心爱的姑娘 《浮士德博士的悲剧》 Brief introduction Dr.Faustus is the greatest of Marloves plays in which the old German legend is freely reshaped. Faustus is a great scholar who has a strong desire to acquire all kinds of knowledge. He is bored of his present study on the academic curriculum and turn to black magic. By conjuration he calls up Mephistopheles the Devils servant. Faustus makes a bond to sell his soul to the Devil in return for twenty-four years of life in which he may have the services of Mephistopheles to give him everything he desires. With the help of the Devil Faustus brings his magical art into full play meanwhile Faustus has experienced much internal conflict symbolized in the appearances of both Good Angel and Bad Angel. In the final scene there remains only the terrifying soliloquy in which the anguish of the heroes mind is poignantly pressed. the Themes of Doctor Faustus One theme in Doctor Faustus is sin. Throughout the play, Faustus is continuously making wrong choices when it comes to his lifestyle. His first sin was greed. Faustus began his downfall by making a pact with the devil. Faustus feeds sin with his need for power, praise, and trickery. He becomes absorbed in the way people look up to him, believing him to be a sort of ‘hero’. Satanism and death are also prevalent themes. Marlowe sets the story in Wittenburg, Germany with Faustus selling his soul to the devil and declaring his servitude to Satan. Marlowe shows throughout the play that his vow to forever be a servant of Satan negatively affects his l