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Faustus

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             In addition, for the first time he quotes using Latin. This will provide further evidence to the audience that he is highly intellectual - his ability later in this soliloquy to fluently switch between English and Latin and the ability to instantly think up quotes without difficulty will be seen as very impressive. .
             Although the audience may consider that fully understanding the works of the great philosophers should be an achievement that one should be proud of, I get the impression that Faustus remains rather discontent. It is line 10 where he explicitly states that he can "read no more" as he has achieved the 'end' target ("logic's chiefest end"). .
             From this, one can suggest another of Faustus' characteristics that is evident later in the play - the idea that he may remain discontent even though he has achieved a great feat. In his soliloquy it seems as if having succeeded in the field of intellectual pursuit he wishes to take up a new challenge; later in the play this characteristic is greatly evident .
             One can speculate that he may have remained discontent until he had taken full advantage of his dark magical powers having acquired omnipotence. Having disrupted the papal gathering, he goes on to humiliate Benvolio and tricks an innocent horse-courser. .
             I believe that Line 11 may intrigue the audience as he claims that there is a subject that he considers as more appealing and significant that "fitteth Faustus' wit". One may find this hard to 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 as philosophy and science.


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