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Christopher Marlowe• Christopher Marlowe (26 February

1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse and their overreaching protagonists.

Doctor Faustus• The Tragical History of the Life and

Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power, experience, pleasure and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe's death and at least 10 years after the first performance of the play. It is the most controversial Elizabethan play outside of Shakespeare.

Seven Deadly Sins• The Seven Deadly Sins, when

mentioned, conjure up ancient tales of dark deeds and dark characters, like Faustus and Mephistophilis. Dr. Faustus supposedly sold his soul to the devil, the evil Mephistophilis and, in so doing, made himself prey to all types of corruption and degradation. In his descent into wickedness, the ruined Faustus committed all of these deadly sins: pride, envy, gluttony, lechery, wrath, covetousness, and sloth. These sins were considered deadly because they led Faustus, or any man or woman who would commit them onto a path from which there was no return.

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etousness

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Pride• The first deadly sin is pride. Pride,

the mother of all sins: believing too much in our own abilities interferes with us recognizing the grace of God. It is identified as excessive self-esteem, especially when the proud person does not accept his/her proper position in the Great Chain of Being. Lucifer was thrown from Heaven because he would not accept the Son of God being placed at God’s right hand, which he believed to be his own rightful place. Those guilty of pride were destined to be broken on the wheel in Hell.

• In almost every list, pride is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. Dr. Faustus saw himself as in comparison to others in a competitive nature; he sits there and tells the audience of his accomplishments and wishes for more glory. Faustus casts aside the doctrines available to him, scorning them for being too easy or simplistic for him. He therefore is unsatisfied with being mortal, i.e., subject to the laws of nature and God. He believes God will not give him the answers he deserves while he is on earth, so turns to Lucifer instead.

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Covetousness• The second is covetousness. Covetousness or

greed is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, it is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions. Thomas Aquinas wrote, "Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things."

• In Dante's Purgatory, the patients were bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated too much on earthly thoughts.

• Hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, especially by means of violence, trickery, or manipulation of authority are all actions that may be inspired by covetousness.

• Such misdeeds can include simony, where one attempts to purchase or sell sacraments, including Holy Orders and, therefore, positions of authority in the Church hierarchy. As defined outside of Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one need, especially with respect to material wealth.

• Faustus demonstrates this in various scenes, when he evokes the devils magic, the want of a wife, and the overall actions of his character portray his pursuit of knowledge and glory. Usually this sin is manifested through sex, power, or image which demises the self-control and can suffocate the soul. It is the self-destructive drive for pleasure which is out of control. Faustus performs his silly tricks for self-indulgence.

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Wrath• Wrath is the third sin. Wrath, also

known as rage, may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. Wrath, in its purest form, presents with self-destructiveness, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. Wrath may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead. Feelings of anger can manifest in different ways, including impatience, revenge, and self-destructive behaviour, such as drug abuse or suicide.

• Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest, although one can of course be wrathful for selfish reasons, such as jealousy. Dante described vengeance as "love of justice perverted to revenge and spite".

• In its original form, the sin of wrath also encompassed anger pointed internally as well as externally. Thus suicide was deemed as the ultimate, albeit tragic, expression of hatred directed inwardly, a final rejection of God's gifts.

• Faustus demonstrates his impatience with the way he treats the people around him, his servants as well as other characters. Wrath is what Faustus feels when he conjures up horns to place on the head of a knight of Emperor Charles V, court. Since the knight shows scepticism in Faustus’ powers, Faustus must rebuke his insolence by placing horns on the knight’s head.

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Envy• The fourth is envy. Envy is

characterised by spite and resentment at seeing the success of another. Those who commit the sin of envy resent the fact that another person has something they see themselves as lacking, and may even gloat if another person loses that something. Those guilty of envy were destined to be put into freezing water. Like greed and lust, Envy is characterized by an insatiable desire.

• Envy is similar to jealousy in that they both feel discontent towards someone's traits, status, abilities, or rewards. The difference is the envious also desire the entity and covet it.

• Faustus envies the Emperor, the Pope, Lucifer and even God for having power and status beyond him. He summons Mephistopheles so that he can use him to have a power he hopes will exceed the power of them all. Dr. Faustus wanted more in his life and envied the powers of others. Therefore he wanted to command the demons to control the world to his accord. Dr. Faustus was envious of the accomplishment of others and wanted to exceed their glory.

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Gluttony• The fifth sin is gluttony; temperance

in accepting the natural limits of pleasures, and preserves of the natural balance. This does not pertain only to food, but to entertainment and other legitimate goods, and even the company of others. Gluttony is the overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste.

• In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy. Because of these scripts, gluttony can be interpreted as selfishness; essentially placing concern with one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others. Medieval church leaders took a more expansive view of gluttony, arguing that it could also include an obsessive anticipation of meals, and the constant eating of delicacies and excessively costly foods.

• At the end of his twenty-fourth year, with death close, Faustus is ‘swilling and revealing with his students’ in a feast with ‘food and wine enough for an army’. Faustus demonstrates gluttony when he evokes the use of the dark arts. He is attempting to go beyond his earthly knowledge while disturbing the natural balance of Gods laws and expectations. Faustus wants to elevate himself as an equal to God. In Faustus’s eyes God is no longer the balance or medium in his life, the devil has become the greater power to Faustus. Faustus starts using the devils name in place of where one would use Gods name.

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Sloth• Sloth is the sixth one. Sloth can

entail different vices. While sloth is sometimes defined as physical laziness, spiritual laziness is emphasized. Failing to develop spiritually will lead to becoming guilty of sloth. In the Christian faith, sloth rejects grace and God. Sloth has also been defined as a failure to do things that one should do. By this definition, evil exists when good men fail to act.

• Sloth, in conjunction with the other sins, works to muffle the spiritual senses so we first become slow to respond to God and then drift completely into the slumber of complacency to the demonic ways. This is the sixth sin in the death of Faustus. Faustus has become numb to his own sub consciousness; he no longer abides by what he does. Even in the scene where he signs the contract with the devil, his blood congeals and he does not understand why. His own body is fighting the deadly deed he was attempting to do.

• The slothful person, like Faustus, is unwilling to do what God wants because of the effort it takes to do it. He summons Mephistopheles and signs the contract with Lucifer so he can have knowledge, possessions and experiences on-tap without any effort on his part.

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Lechery• Lechery, greed is the seventh

sin. Lust or lechery is an intense and uncontrolled desire. It is usually thought of as uncontrolled sexual wants, however the word was originally a general term for desire. Therefore lust could include the uncontrolled desire for money, food, fame, or power. Those guilty of lechery were destined to be smothered in fire and brimstone (sulphur).

• Lechery is the only one in the pageant who is obviously female. In Elizabethan times it was thought that the Devil targeted men through women who, like Eve, were ruled by their appetites rather than reason, given to delusional imaginings and far too feeble to resist temptation.

• He instructs Mephistophilis instead to summon Helen of Troy for his lover .Faustus also displays lust in act one when he states he has not accomplished greatness. Faustus wants to gain glory; he has expectations of others to get him his glory. Faustus uses Mephistopheles to gain glory and he does not acknowledge that the demon is responsible for all the tasks he performs, but states it is his gift of the dark arts.

Conclusion• These seven sins are the reflection of Dr. Faustus personality.

• He is a self-centred person who only thinks of himself and can do each and every thing to fulfil his desires.

• He is a person imprisoned in his own desires and he put is ego above all.

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