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    The video discusses two important themes in Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus": 1) the theme of free will versus fate, as the protagonist Faustus believes in predestination but is shown to have choices in the play that he makes for evil; and 2) how the play shows that scholarly pursuits can have evil consequences when taken to extremes and used for unholy purposes, as demonstrated by Faustus selling his soul for knowledge and power.

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    The video discusses two important themes in Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus": 1) the theme of free will versus fate, as the protagonist Faustus believes in predestination but is shown to have choices in the play that he makes for evil; and 2) how the play shows that scholarly pursuits can have evil consequences when taken to extremes and used for unholy purposes, as demonstrated by Faustus selling his soul for knowledge and power.

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    The video discusses two important themes in Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus": 1) the theme of free will versus fate, as the protagonist Faustus believes in predestination but is shown to have choices in the play that he makes for evil; and 2) how the play shows that scholarly pursuits can have evil consequences when taken to extremes and used for unholy purposes, as demonstrated by Faustus selling his soul for knowledge and power.

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    Free will and fate

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    Fate and freewill have often been discussed and perceived as a life imposed upon
    mean by nature, an outer force and agent to subline. Doctor Faustus, the protagonist
    is of the opinion “che sera, Sera”. He has a affirm belief in predestination and a fate
    which is final and inevitable. It is interesting to notice that throughout the play,
    Faustus is never forced for anything neither by the devils nor by the agencies of
    good; he always has a choice but, unfortunately, he opts for the worst. Here the
    important question remains: is Faustus helplessly driven by destiny or aloomed by his
    own poorly are rained free wile.

    Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus show the reader that everything in the mortal
    world is a double – edged sword. In his never-ending quest for knowledge and
    greatness, Faustus exemplifies how even scholarly life can have evil undertones when
    ambition is used for unholy purposes.

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