The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe based on the German story Faust in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604 eleven years after Marlowe’s death and at least twelve years after the first performance of the play.
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author
Christopher Marlowe
character in play
Chorus, Robin, Bruno, Cornelius, Lucifer, Dick, Archbishop of Rheims, Bad Angel, Beelzebub, Benvolio, Carter, Charles V, Doctor Faustus, Duke and Duchess of Vanholt, Duke of Saxony, Frederick, Friars, Good Angel, Horse courser, Hostess of a tavern, Martino, Mephistophilis, Old man, Pope Adrian VI, Raymond King of Hungary, Servant, Seven Deadly Sins, Three scholars, Two Cardinals, Two soldiers, Valdes, Vintner, Wagner
genre
Tragedy
mute character in play
Devils, Darius, Alexander the Great, Alexander's Paramour, Helen of Troy, Piper
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