ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DRFAUSTUS BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Faustus’ servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
A
Bach
B
Schumann
C
Beethoven
D
Wagner
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wagner is Faustus’s student and servant. Although he does not sell his soul to Lucifer alongside his master, he does dabble in the dark arts by borrowing Faustus’s spell book.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the end of the play, Faustus wills all his possessions to Wagner, and that’s no small deal.

Detailed explanation-3: -In contrast to the servitude of Mephistophilis to Faustus, the clown agrees to serve Wagner. And instead of twenty-four years, the clown is only to serve for seven years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wagner. Faustus’s servant. Wagner uses his master’s books to learn how to summon devils and work magic.

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