... have been reduced. Faustus much like Lear has made an error in judgement when he chooses to ignore the advice of the fictional Good and Bad Angels and the old man. The Angels represent Robertson 2 the internal conflict that Faustus is dealing with to make his difficult decision to sell his soul to the devil. In ... . Faustus desires this power that God did not intend him to have and following the advice of the bad angel is the beginning of his downfall. Faustus suffers in a different way than Lear did, he struggles with his own demons of choosing between the possible delights of heaven or...

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