LITERATURE QUESTIONS
RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA
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Question
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In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Faust, ” what scientific discipline does Faust devote himself to?
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Biology
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Alchemy
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Physics
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Anatomy
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Chemistry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The legend is loosely based on the life of Johann Georg Faust (c 1480–1540), an alchemist and practitioner of necromancy, a form of ‘black magic’.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the poem, Faust is intended by Goethe to represent all humanity. He possesses all the qualities of human ability and motivation, and is, in effect, an archetypal “everyman” figure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary of the story Faust is unsatisfied with his life as a scholar and becomes depressed. After an attempt to take his own life, he calls on the Devil for further knowledge and magic powers with which to indulge all the pleasure and knowledge of the world.
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