... characters, Doctor Faustus receives the same fate. Marlowe's grasp of irony is profound. The play speaks to the thinking mind on several different levels. The verse ascends to the dizzying heights of satire and descends to the deepest depths of despair. Faustus' last words edge around repentance and salvation and yet he does not utter the apology that might save his ... ...

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