Would you call the character of dr. faustus ‘heroic'? give reasons for
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Written by Christopher Marlowe, in the years following 1589 and 1592, the play of Dr. Faustus is a tragedy. It is an Elizabethan Tragedy which is different from other tragedies.
Such tragedies have people of high power as a hero. Though he was a man of knowledge, he was on a quest to take nature in his hands and control it too. Little did he know that he would end up on a catastrophic note.On one side he wished to have name , fame and money. Second, he wanted to trade his soul,with that of Lucifer. By doing so he would get cosmic powers.
Third, we see him summoning, an evil character Mephistopheles, whose dangerous selfish motives are incomprehensible. He wants the soul, of Dr. Faustus and does not wish good for him and wants him to be un friendly with Lucifer.
Faustus is not a villain initially, his fickle mindedness and greed, makes him a tragic hero, a protagonist whose character flaws lead to his downfall.
Though Good Angels, try to deviate him from doing wrong, his ears cannot hear the voice of the one above.
The character of Dr Faustus is not heroic but he is considered a Tragic Hero.
Why he is called a tragic hero is because he uses all his powers to destroy himself and makes his own life miserable.
He is a very intelligent man with amazing qualities in him. He has a talent for good music, arts and a lot of other things. He is someone who can do everything at a time.
At the end of the day he is victorious and that is ending the quest of destroying his own life.