The Myth and the Meaning of Doctor Faustus
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The Myth and the Meaning
ofDoctor Faustus
The authorThe Dream
The RenaissanceMarlowe the Man
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Christopher Marlowe:
an interrupted life1564-1593
Son of a shoemaker
Granted a scholarship at CambridgeBorn 2 months before Shakespeare
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A Spy for Queen Elizabeth?
because it is not her majestys pleasurethat anyone employed as he had been inmatters touching the benefit of his country
should be defamed by those that areignorant in the affairs he went about
First great success was when he was 23;he had six productive years
Faustuswritten in 1601 and published in1604
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Atheist? Political Threat?
Stabbed by Ingram Frisa at a tavern inDeptfordreported as the result of aquarrel over the bill.
His murderer was later pardonedgovernmental foul play?
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Marlowe as Shakespeare
Given the murky inconsistencies concerning the accountof Marlowe's death, an ongoing conspiracy theory hasarisen centered on the notion that Marlowe may havefaked his death and then continued to write under the
assumed name of William Shakespeare. Authors whohave propounded this theory include:
Wilbur Gleason Zeigler It Was Marlowe(1895)
Calvin Hoffman, The Murder of the Man Who WasShakespeare(1955)[9]
Louis Ule, Christopher Marlowe (1564-1607): ABiography
AD Wraight, The Story that the Sonnets Tell(1994)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theoryhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/readings/hoffman.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muchado/readings/hoffman.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory -
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Your fairy godmother has arrived
She gives you the chance to possess andexercise one superhuman power, but youmust define this instrument.
What do you choose?
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The Pursuit of Knowledge
A viable goal in itself? A means to an end?
Freewrite: What is knowledge? Where does it come from? What are the uses of knowledge?
Should the acquisition of knowledge ever belimited? (10 minutes) Keep this document andsubsequent notes).
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Stem Cell Research and the issue
of limiting knowledge aquisition
Factual overview: There are two types ofstem cell: embryonic and adult. Embryonicstem cells have the ability to transform
into any type of cell in the body. Adultstem cells give rise to only 4-5 differentcell types.*
*Information provided by author/teacher
David Brock.
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Can we use knowledge to decide whoshould be saved and who should not?Who decides others fates?
Should the longer life be prioritized?
Are we starting to act like God here andmake decisions we should not be making?
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The Price
What would you be willing to do in orderto get what you wanted?
Conversely, What wouldnt you be willingto do? Where would you draw the line?
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Write a definition of the
Renaissance
General Trends: the rise of the individual
The dissolution of the monasteries meant thatone fifth of Englands land was put up for sale
(1534)
Capitalismcolonialism
Printingbirth of writers as professionals
Social mobility
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Doubt and Insecurity
Humankinds horizons expanded, and with thischange traditional authorities were no longeradequate.
Revival of pagan classical learning, which extendedmans inner world.
Changing conception of wisdom
Still a hierarchical world viewthis is important for
understanding the Elizabethan stage which included: The space between heaven and hell
A hierarchical use of vertical space.
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Author ofDoctor Faustus
Marlowe was born the same year asShakespeare.
A famous personality
Possibly a spy in his youth
Murdered at 29 after a prolific period
1564-1593
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The Real Faustus
Dr. Johann Faust, a magician andastrologer born in Wurttemberg and whodied around 1538
Historia Von de Johan Fausten
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Syvan Barnet. Ed. Christopher Marlowe.Doctor Faustus. New York: Penguin Books,1969.