Doctor faustus - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

A 20-page, 8000-word full quotation bank that covers Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus' in its entirety. Organised by AO2 (textual analysis) and relevant AO3 (Context). Alive to critical discourse beyond A-Level -- eg humanism, stagecraft, Calvinist predestination, moral philosophy. This was crucial to helping me achieve 60/60 in the Drama paper in the June 2022 exam (and ultimately 299/300 in English Literature). I now study English at the University of Cambridge.

24/25 (highest mark) in English Coursework/NEA comparing ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Tragic History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus’ (‘Doctor Faustus’). This 2800 word essay contains high-level university-style analysis which received huge praise. I have analysed the whole texts from various angles, including historical, religious context; structure and countless critics throughout. See for yourself the in-depth analysis throughout! **please do not copy - you wil...

Themes of Renaissance period rebirth of classicism, humanism, rationalism, scientific expansion, university system, individualism, self-fashioning rebirth of classicism During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of classical ideals, mainly humanism, rationalism, and balance, Humanism (Renaissance) an optimistic attitude that praises human abilities to be successful in their endeavors Rationalism emphasis on reason over senses in gain knowledge Individualism what...

Summary of key and interesting quotes from scenes in Doctor Faustus, with explanations, analysis, and context provided.

Anglo Saxon Poetry - ANSWER-Caedmon's "Hymn", The Dream of the Rood, Beowulf, Judith, The Wanderer, The Wife's Lament Geoffrey Chaucer - ANSWER-The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas Malory - ANSWER-Morte Darthur Sir Thomas More - ANSWER-Utopia William Tyndale - ANSWER-Created the first English translation of the Bible Edmund Spenser - ANSWER-The Faerie Queen, Amoretti, Epithalamion Sir Walter Ralegh - ANSWER-The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd "But could youth last and love st...

Anglo Saxon Poetry - ANSWER-Caedmon's "Hymn", The Dream of the Rood, Beowulf, Judith, The Wanderer, The Wife's Lament Geoffrey Chaucer - ANSWER-The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas Malory - ANSWER-Morte Darthur Sir Thomas More - ANSWER-Utopia William Tyndale - ANSWER-Created the first English translation of the Bible Edmund Spenser - ANSWER-The Faerie Queen, Amoretti, Epithalamion Sir Walter Ralegh - ANSWER-The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd "But could youth last and love st...

What is the name of the first circle of the Inferno, "where the sad shades of virtuous non-Christians dwell"? correct answers Limbo What is the name of the region of the Inferno where treachery against benefactors is punished? correct answers Judecca What is the name of the region of the Inferno where treachery against country is punished? correct answers Anentora What is the name of the deepest region of the Inferno? correct answers Judecca What is the name of the region of the In...

Praxis 5038 - Historical Periods & Authors, Works Already Graded A Ancient World Literature Homer Aristotle Plato Medieval & Early Modern World Literature Dante "Inferno" Martin Luther "Speech at the Diet" Machiavelli "The Prince" Old English Period (450-1066) Beowulf "The Wanderer" Middle English Period () Chaucer "Canterbury Tales" "The Cuckoo Song" The Renaissance - British () Shakespeare "Hamlet" "Macbeth" Milton "Paradise Lost" Carew "An Elegy upon the Death of the D...

CLEP English Literature QUESTIONS AND PASSED GUARANTEED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Beowulf Characters - correct answer king hrothgar, beowulf, grendel old english geoffrey chaucer - correct answer canterbury tales: 20 pilgrim stories and wife of bath middle english william langland - correct answer Piers the Plowman (sorrows of being poor) Allegory poem is simple and colloquial middle english shakespeare - correct answer merchant of venice, hamlet, macbeth, romeo and juliet,...

Allusion - correct answer-A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. Allusion Examples - correct answer--"Don't act like a Romeo in front of her." - "Romeo" is a reference to Shakespeare's ...