Scholars in Wittenberg who gossip about and bemoan Faustus's interest in necromancy, rise to power, and damnation. They are emblems of a wider public reaction to Faustus's meteoric rise and fall, and also serve as examples of the scholarly, academic world in which Faustus lives. While devoted to the pursuit of knowledge, they do not put their desire for knowledge ahead of their devotion to God (unlike Faustus) and they pray for Faustus' soul at the end of the play.
Three Scholars Quotes in Doctor Faustus
The Doctor Faustus quotes below are all either spoken by Three Scholars or refer to Three Scholars. 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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Scene 13
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Yet Faustus, look up to heaven; remember God's mercies are infinite. (13-14)
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Three Scholars (speaker), Doctor Faustus
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Three Scholars Character Timeline in Doctor Faustus
The timeline below shows where the character Three Scholars appears in Doctor Faustus. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Scene 2
Two Scholars enter and linger outside Faustus's house. One wonders what became of Faustus, who was once...
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The Scholars catch sight of Wagner, who enters. They question him as to Faustus's whereabouts, and Wagner...
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The Scholars bemoan Faustus's turn towards necromancy, and resolve to inform the head of the university of...
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Scene 12
Faustus and Mephastophilis are with several scholars. One of them asks Faustus to conjure up Helen, the mythical Greek woman who was...
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Scene 13
Faustus enters with the scholars from earlier. Faustus is in despair, as the end of his deal with Lucifer is...
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...to go back on his deal, but Mephastophilis threatened to tear him to pieces. The scholars leave to go pray for Faustus. The clock strikes eleven and Faustus realizes he has...
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