Doctor Faustus
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Prologue Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Chorus 2 Scene 7 Scene 8 Chorus 3 Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Chorus 4 Scene 12 Scene 13 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Temptation, Sin, and Redemption The Bargain The Renaissance Individual Fate vs. Free Will Education, Knowledge, and Power
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All Symbols The Good and Evil Angels Blood The Seven Deadly Sins
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Doctor Faustus

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Christopher Marlowe
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