Doctor Faustus (Annotated Edition)
Scene-by-scene “What’s Just Happened”, Context Snacks, key quotes, themes & critics
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Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is the definitive Renaissance tragedy of ambition, temptation, and damnation. First performed around 1604, the play tells the story of Faustus, a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Blending classical tragedy with Gothic horror, it remains one of the most haunting and provocative plays of the period.
This TritonLit Annotated Edition makes Marlowe’s masterpiece fully accessible for students and readers:
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Scene-by-scene guidance: concise “What’s Just Happened” summaries after every scene.
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Context Snacks: quick, memorable background notes on Renaissance theology, magic, and Marlowe’s daring life.
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Character insights: analysis of Faustus, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, Wagner, and others.
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Key quotes with commentary: close readings that unpack Marlowe’s imagery, blank verse, and dramatic power.
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Themes and critics: perspectives on ambition, religion, knowledge, and the tragic hero.
Ideal for students, performers, and lovers of Renaissance drama, this edition reveals why Doctor Faustus continues to grip audiences with its mix of grandeur and terror.
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