ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Faust, ” what is the one thing that leaves Mephistopheles powerless?

A	The Earth Spirit
B	Being ignored
C	Prayer
D	Righteousness
E	Boredom

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -After their talk Faust invites Mephistopheles to visit him again. The devil prepares to leave but cannot go because Faust has not released the spell that invoked him. Faust refuses to free Mephistopheles.

Detailed explanation-2: -In response, the Devil’s representative, Mephistopheles, appears. He makes a bargain with Faust: Mephistopheles will serve Faust with his magic powers for a set number of years, but at the end of the term, the Devil will claim Faust’s soul, and Faust will be eternally enslaved.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mephistopheles proposes a bet: that the Lord will lose Faust to temptation and sin if He permits the devil to gently guide the man. The Lord says only that He won’t prohibit Mephistopheles from doing what he will, and He will even let the devil tempt Faust to damnation if he can.

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