"The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus"

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It has been said that Christopher Marlowe is an atheist. His work seems to agree with this statement in some senses, but disagrees in others. The paper explains that Marlowe obviously knows about God and the devil, because the play, "Dr. Faustus", deals with the two figures extensively. Faustus' struggle between surrendering to the Devil or, repenting and being saved by God is one of the main actions throughout the play. The paper is written from a religious perspective.

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"Maybe Faustus doesn't believe that God can save him. He has seen Mephistophilis do many great demonstrations of magic. What has God done to prove he is real, and can save him? This is where faith comes into play. If only Faustus had the smallest bit of faith, God would have said, "your faith has saved you; go in peace" (Luke 7:50). Since He is a God of forgiveness, no matter what Faustus's sin, He would forgive it but, not without "faith as [small as] a mustardseed" (Matthew 17:20). If Faustus ever had even the smallest ounce of faith, he is doing a good job of destroying it."

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