FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
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He is curious, unboud by scripture, interested in amassing knowledge and alternative wisdom
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He is not afraid of God and in love with classical Greece
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He looks back at the ancient civilisations for guidance
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Two versions of the play exist, referred to as the “A Text” and “B Text” version. The A text, published in 1604, is what many scholars consider as an abbreviation of the “original” version of Doctor Faustus because this version contains fewer lines than the B text.
Detailed explanation-2: -He desires limitless knowledge largely because of the massive riches and power that come with it. And indeed whatever power Faustus possesses with his magic is due entirely to his knowledge of certain magic incantations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Doctor Faustus, a well-respected German scholar, grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge-logic, medicine, law, and religion-and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic.
Detailed explanation-4: -Play Summary Faustus becomes dissatisfied with his studies of medicine, law, logic and theology; therefore, he decides to turn to the dangerous practice of necromancy, or magic.