ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marlowe discarded the old. concept of tragedy as decent from greatness to misery and supplanted it greatness by the greatness of. individual worth. His heroes truly reflect the new Spirit of Learning because he himself was the. product of Renaissance.

Detailed explanation-3: -He suffers from inner conflict; has a tragic flaw in his character and the flaw brings his ultimate downfall. Finally, his downfall evokes pity and fear among the audience. Therefore, Doctor Faustus is a great tragic hero.

Detailed explanation-4: -Doctor Faustus has elements of both Christian morality and classical tragedy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Doctor Faustus is not a Greek tragedy but an Elizabethan tragedy: Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus” is possibly one of the prominent tragedies in the history of English literature.