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Complete the following questions WITHOUT writing the answers in the margins.

Notice the line numbers in Scene 5 do not go through the end of the Scene.

Scene 3 (Act 1, scene 3)


1. What happens when Faustus begins his incantations (3.1-22)? What happens
when the devil appears (3.23-34)? Does Mephistopheles follow Faustus's
command? What does he look like when he returns at line 35?
2. What does Faustus learn from Mephistopheles about how good his conjuring was
(3.36-61)? Are you surprised?
3. What does Faustus learn from Mephistopheles about Lucifer and Hell (3.62-82)?
What is surprising about Mephistopheles’s response to Faustus's questions?
4. What unexpected advice does Faustus have for Mephistopheles (3.83-86)? What
is Faustus's offer (3.87-97)? What expectations does Faustus have (3.102-114)?

Scene 4 (Act 1, scene 4)


5. See footnote 2 for the nature of the Clown.
6. What are Wagner and the Clown joking about?
7. How does this scene echo Scene 3?

Scene 5, first part (Act 2, scene 1)


8. What happens when Faustus tries to repent (5.1-21)? What word causes Faustus
to change his mind (5.22-29)?
9. What must Faustus do (5.30-48)? What happens when he tries to sign the contract
(5.49-81)? How does Mephistopheles take Faustus's mind off the message of his
blood (5.82-87)?
10. What are the conditions of the contract (5.95-110)? What does Faustus learn
about Hell (5.113-140).
11. What is Faustus's first request (5.140-141)? Does he get it (5.142-156)? What
does Mephistopheles then give him (5.157-177)? Does Faustus seem happy?
12. How smooth is the transition between 5.177 and 5.178-180? Textual Note: The
original printed version of the text has some obviously misplaced material, and it
is not completely clear what was originally intended. The Revels Plays edition
puts our scene 6 after line 177, and then has line 178 begin a new scene.
Scene 5, continued (Act 2, scene 3)
1. What happens when Mephistophilis starts talking about heaven and man (5.181-
187)?
2. What does this cause Faustus to do, and what then happens (5.188-195). Which
angel wins?
3. What is Faustus's response in 5.196-210?
4. What does Faustus ask Mephistophilis next, and what answer does he get (5.211-
242)?
5. Is he satisfied?
6. What happens when he asks who made the world (5.242-248)?
7. Is Mephistophilis fulfilling his side of the contract?
8. What reaction does this create in Faustus, again (5.249-257)?
9. What happens when Faustus calls on Christ in 5.258-259? Does Christ answer?
10. Who does (5.260-261)?
11. Is this a theologically correct answer?
12. What does Faustus end up saying (5.262-273)?
13. What show does Lucifer bring for Faustus? (See 5.274-342.)
14. Is Faustus satisfied by the show?

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