Doctor Faustus
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Temptation, Sin, and Redemption
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Education, Knowledge, and Power
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Doctor Faustus
Mephastophilis
Wagner
Lucifer
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Good Angel and Evil Angel
Robin
Horse-courser
The Pope
A Knight at Charles' Court
Three Scholars
Helen of Troy
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The Good and Evil Angels
Blood
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