A pair of angels who appear onstage every time Faustus wavers in his resolve or considers repenting. They usually deliver contradictory messages, one promising God's forgiveness and the other swearing that Faustus is irrevocably damned and so should embrace the powers and treasures of dark magic. One can see these two spirits as representing the two conflicting impulses of Faustus's conscience, but in the religious world of the play (in which actual devils appear on the stage), they should also be seen as real, literal angels.
Good Angel and Evil Angel Quotes in Doctor Faustus
The Doctor Faustus quotes below are all either spoken by Good Angel and Evil Angel or refer to Good Angel and Evil Angel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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O Faustus, lay that damned book aside,
And gaze not on it, lest it tempt thy soul,
And heap God's heavy wrath upon thy head. (70-72)
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Scene 5
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Never too late, if Faustus will repent. (254)
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Good Angel and Evil Angel Quotes in Doctor Faustus
The Doctor Faustus quotes below are all either spoken by Good Angel and Evil Angel or refer to Good Angel and Evil Angel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Scene 1
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O Faustus, lay that damned book aside,
And gaze not on it, lest it tempt thy soul,
And heap God's heavy wrath upon thy head. (70-72)
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Scene 5
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Never too late, if Faustus will repent. (254)
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