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

Dr. Faustus and the Christian Moral           In the play Doctor Faustus the main(prenominal) character sells his soul to the scratch and later dies and is sent to hell. A research that comes to mind when reading this word of honor is, Does Doctor Faustus have a Christian moral? Even though he is persuaded to sell his soul to the devil he still may have virtually Christian beliefs. many 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 talk about someones beliefs or morals. In this play, Marlowe shows Dr. Faustuss religious beliefs.   In Act I, Faustus is addicted 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 not scared of death and he later tells Mephostophilis I think hells a fable (Marlowe 43). You bo ttomland in like manner make the assumption that he believes that the only place you go afterward you die is to heaven. Towards the end of the play he believes that heaven and hell exists and that you can spend eternity there. Faustus could be also thought of as an infidel because during some of the acts of the play he denies that there is a God and he thinks of religion as a false ritual. Faustus even calls on God, Ah my God... I would weep, save the devil drains my tears(96). The part of the play that best describes his beliefs is skillful 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 expeditiousness 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 describes someones moral or beliefs. It can relate to other methods, but they are not as well described in this play. In the play we learn about what Faustus religious beliefs are and how it relates to Cultural Studies. The book was written during Shakespeares time and what they knew about Heaven or Hell is belike different than what we believe today.