Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 5, sc. 4 (sc. 19), l. 2032 (5.4.2032) (1594; 1616 "B" text) | WIST Quotations

BAD ANGEL: He that loves pleasure, must for pleasure fall. This scene with the Bad Angel was added in the "B" text.

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 5, sc. 1 (sc. 13), l. 1358ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium — Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss. — [They kiss] Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies! — Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again. [They kiss…

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 2, sc. 1 (sc. 5), l. 477ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: Stay, Mephistopheles, and tell me, What good will my soul do thy lord? MEPHISTOPHILES: Enlarge his kingdom. FAUSTUS: Is that the reason he tempts us thus? MEPHISTOPHILES: Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris. [Misery loves company.] Variants of the Latin translation: It is a comfort to the wretched to have…

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 3 (sc. 3), l. 317ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: Where are you damn’d? MEPHISTOPHILIS: In hell. FAUSTUS: How comes it, then, that thou art out of hell? MEPHISTOPHILIS: Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it Think'st thou that I, who saw the face of God, And tasted the eternal joys of heaven, Am not tormented…

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 3, sc. 3 (sc. 3), l. 306ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: Tell me what is that Lucifer thy lord? MEPHISTOPHILIS: Arch-regent and commander of all spirits. FAUSTUS: Was not that Lucifer an angel once? MEPHISTOPHILIS: Yes, Faustus, and most dearly lov'd of God. FAUSTUS: How comes it, then, that he is prince of devils? MEPHISTOPHILIS: O, by aspiring pride and…

Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 3 (sc. 3), l. 270ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: I see there's virtue in my heavenly words: Who would not be proficient in this art? How pliant is this Mephistophilis, Full of obedience and humility! Such is the force of magic and my spells: No, Faustus, thou art conjuror laureat, That canst command great Mephistophilis: Quin regis Mephistophilis…

The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 1 (sc. 1), l. 138ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) - Marlowe, Christopher | WIST Quotations

Philosophy is odious and obscure; Both law and physic are for petty wits; Divinity is basest of the three, Unpleasant, harsh, contemptible, and vile: 'Tis magic, magic, that hath ravish'd me. Declaring to the magicians Valdes and Cornelius his decision to pursue magical studies. Goethe's Faust (1808-1829) includes a similar…

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