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Frustrated by his lack of intellectual progression and the uncertainty of religious faith, Doctor Faustus has turned to magic and sorcery to pursue infinite knowledge and power. Having been taught by two renowned magicians, Faustus summons the devil’s representative, Mephastophilis. The two discuss the nature of hell and how the devil, Lucifer, came to rule down there. Caught up in his ambition, Faustus decides to tell Mephastophilis that he will strike a fatal deal with Lucifer. In return for
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Meph. Now, Faustus, what would’st thou have me to do?
Faust. I charge thee wait upon me whilst I live,
To do whatever Faustus shall command,
Be it to make the moon drop from her sphere,
Or the ocean to overwhelm the world.
Meph. I am a servant to great Lucifer,
And may not follow thee without his leave
No more than he commands
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