... 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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