... good conscience and the path to eternal damnation (Marlowe 8). To the readers' surprise, Dr Faustus prefers the damnation, life full of misery and unhappiness, to free righteous Christian life. With the help of Mephistopheles who is his agent representing Lucifer, they negotiate the terms of their agreement and agree that Faustus will sell his soul to Lucifer the devil in exchange for 24 years ... III in Shakespeare's play. The two plays and the epic poem by Milton simply point out that the desire for power is the beginning of wickedness and villainess. In the three literary works, all ...

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