... believe, as he speaks as if his vast knowledge is less significant than it actually is, and one may ponder over what an intelligent doctor could find more appealing than wisdom. Next, he appears to turn from thinking about philosophy to science. He refers to Galen, a famous ... ancient physician, and his Latin quote explicitly means that 'the doctor begins where the philosopher ends'. This may show the reader his great depth and variety of knowledge and an equal grasp of the contrasting fields ... making such errors could have contributed to his downfall in the final scenes of the play....

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... redeem himself. We see it again with more force in Gorboduc when the King cannot restore his kingdom from his sons. Another great example is in Marlowe's The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus where Faustus has the opportunity to redeem himself, but does not, and "evil" conquers all. We see the culmination of the destroyed safety of the Medieval world in Shakespeare's plays including ... burden through death. New confidence in human abilities and thought was developed in drama,! and there were many more inquiries pertaining to science and reason (Faustus), rather than religion as it was in the M...

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