Dr. Faustus: The Devil And Daniel Webster

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Faust Essay Dr. Faustus has been renamed and changed throughout history by many different authors. Each variation contains the same plot and main characters, but the theme, resolution, and structure vary based upon the time period. For example, the first acted version of Dr. Faustus was written in 1592, by Christopher Marlowe, but Marlowe stole the plot from the original version “Historia and Legend of Dr. Johannes Faustus. The most updated version is “the Devil and Daniel Webster,” which was written in 1937. Here, the difference in obvious. The titles were changed, so the play is more appealing to the people in the era. Furthermore, these changes have occurred in two different versions, which were written in different times. Ultimately, …show more content…

In this section, it appears God attempts to stop the summoning, which does work. So, the Devil sends an evil spirit as an intermediary. This is consistent across all versions. Next, this quotation also shows the reader how magic pushed Faustus away from God. During the time period Faustus was written magic was considered evil, which contributed to this idea. In a way, the original theme of the play was intended to scare unreligious people. Obviously, as time progressed the theme became more light hearted. This alters the overall message of the …show more content…

In the other versions, God doesn’t give Faustus a second chance, but instead leaves him to the Devil. An example of this is: Does the Spirit-Realm’s deep yearning fade: So a mere dream has conjured up the devil, And only a dog, it was, that ran away?” (“Faust,” Goethe). In this example, Faustus isn’t sure if he made up the situation or not. So, this affects the overall lesson or message of the story. In the most updated version of the story, Faustus, also known as Webster, haunts Marshfield from his grave. So, all the versions have a slightly different ending. Another example is: “And they say that if you go to his grave and speak loud and clear,

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