![]() ![]() ![]() The ‘rebirth’ started in Italy and soon spread all the way across Europe and up into England. The Renaissance is an interesting period of study in which people all across Europe and even other places in the world sought to better understand the world around them. In truth, when this play was written, there was a growing belief and fear over the idea that the Renaissance influence would soon lead to the increase of ‘atheism’, this worry being spearheaded by Marsilio Ficino with his book Platonic Theology(1482) that was based in the impact the words and ideas of Greek and Roman philosophers would have on the Christian psyche. Considering that this was written during the time of the Renaissance when knowledge was so heavily sought after, it leads one to question where the source of this idea could have come from. Regard his hellish fall Whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise Only to wonder at unlawful things, Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits To practice more than heavenly power permits” (Marlowe, 122). A main theme of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is that “Faustus is gone. Upon first reading Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, the readers are introduced to a main character who is well-respected and incredibly knowledgeable in many different fields of study. How Christopher Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus explores the balance between Science, Philosophy, and Religion. ![]()
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