Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Doctor Faustus, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Temptation, Sin, and Redemption
The Bargain
The Renaissance Individual
Fate vs. Free Will
Education, Knowledge, and Power
Summary
Analysis
The chorus enters and tells the audience that Faustus has returned home from his travels, amazing his friends with what he has learned of astrology and the world. As word of his knowledge has spread, Faustus has now been invited to feast with the German Emperor Charles V.
Faustus' newfound knowledge has indeed brought with it great power and prestige. Magic has allowed him to rise even further through societal ranks, gaining an invitation to the royal court.
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