Dr. Faustus

1) The play directed by Matthew Dunster for Globe theatre ends with this scene (see the image of Lucifer). What does it signify?

In the end of the play, we saw Lucifer with wide wings that shows his power which he got from a soul of a dead Faustus who has lived a sinful life and sold his soul to Luyes there is god in the play. 'We only need the light when it is burning low & we only miss the sun when it starts to snow. 'The same way here Dr. Faustus didn't need any God or heavenly power because he has a power of his knowledge and slowly he fall and in last scene of play when Dr. Faustus repeanting there we can prove that there is indirectly god is present in the play in the mind of Dr. Faustus.cifer. It suggests that Lucifer got power from the souls of dead persons.

2) Is God present in the play? If yes, where and how? If No, why?

yes there is god in the play. 'We only need the light when it is burning low & we only miss the sun when it starts to snow. 'The same way here Dr. Faustus didn't need any God or heavenly power because he has a power of his knowledge and slowly he fall and in last scene of play when Dr. Faustus repeanting there we can prove that there is indirectly god is present in the play in the mind of Dr. Faustus.

3) What reading and interpretation can be given to this image (see the image of Daedalus and Icarus) with reference to central theme of the play Dr. Faustus?

           This image is of the myth of Icarus , we can also use it as reference to Dr. Faustus. This myth gives us the picture of consequences of disobeying the God a or laws of Nature . Both, Icarus and Faustus wanted to go beyond the limits of Nature or God. Icarus wanted to fly high and because of it he becomes cause of his own downfall. Similarly, Faustus wanted to be Demi- God and to gain more knowledge by using necromancy. God try to stop him in different ways as in the end old man said " O gentle Faustus ,leave this damned art, offers to pour the same into thy soul, then call for mercy ,and avoid despair" so , we can say that getting knowledge is good but by wrong way ,its may be cause your downfall.