Doctor Faustus Essays: Dr. Faustus and the Christian Moral :: Doctor Faustus Essays

Dr. Faustus and the Christian Moral           In the play touch Faustus the main character sells his soul to the put out and by and by dies and is sent to hell. A question that comes to mind when reading this book is, Does Doctor Faustus gull a Christian moral? Even though he is persuaded to sell his soul to the devil he still may have near Christian beliefs. Some of the dialogue in the play gives some signals that tell the reader if Faustus has a Christian moral. The Cultural Studies method is shown in this paper because we are talking about someones beliefs or morals. In this play, Marlowe shows Dr. Faustuss spiritual beliefs.   In Act I, Faustus is given the chance to ask Mephostophilis whatever he wants to know. Faustus asks where hell is and he wants some information about hell. When the play starts Faustus is non scared of death and he later tells Mephostophilis I think hells a fable (Marlowe 43). You provoke similarly make the assumption that he believes that the scarcely place you go after you die is to heaven. Towards the end of the play he believes that heaven and hell exists and that you can discharge eternity thither. Faustus could be also thought of as an Atheist because during some of the acts of the play he denies that there is a God and he thinks of religion as a misguided ritual. Faustus even calls on God, Ah my God... I would weep, but the devil drains my tears(96). The startle of the play that best describes his beliefs is right after he sells his soul to the devil and he deciding whether or not to repent. He states, My heart is hardened, I cannot repent. Scarce can I name salvation, faith, or heaven. Swords, poison, halters, and envenomed my steel are laid before me to dispatch myself.......I am resolved, Faustus shall not repent(45). When he does finally ask for forgiveness and wants to repent to God, he is denied and is forced to spend eternity in hell. The Cultural Studies method des cribes someones moral or beliefs. It can relate to other methods, but they are not as swell up described in this play. In the play we learn about what Faustus spiritual beliefs are and how it relates to Cultural Studies. The book was written during Shakespeares time and what they knew about enlightenment or Hell is probably different than what we believe today.