Dr. Faustus as Christian Tragedy - seven deadly sins

DR. FAUSTUS ( TRAGEDY )

BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

ToPICDR. FAUSTUS AS CHRISTIAN TRAGEDY ( SEVEN DEADLY SINS)

Name:- Zala Krutikaba. DRoll No.:- 20

Sem :- 12013-2014

Paper :- The Renaissance Literature

submitted to :- Smt. S.B. Gardi

Department of EnglishM.K Bhavnagar University

AN INTRODUCTION OF PLAY

“Dr. Faustus” the tragic history of whole life and death of Dr. Faustus is written by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe. In this play there is a simply story of Dr. Faustus who was born of lower class parents , in which how a common man sells his soul to the devil for more power, knowledge and position in his life.

The story base on down fall of Dr. Faustus and Christianity.

ORIGIN OF SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Origin of seven deadly sins also known as a part of Christian ethics is a branch of Christian theology ,depends on the concepts of “right” (virtuous) and “Wrong” (sinful) behavior from a Christian perspective.

If some one committed any of the seven deadly sins they would be dam to Hell and they become slave of these deadly sins.

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

PRIDE :-• A feeling honor and self

respect• Pleasure of taken in an

achievement• Root of all sins• In Dr. Faustus PRIDE

appears when he feels that he is more superior than others.

ENVY :-• Feel jealousy from others• Object of such feeling ,

desire for the qualities of another.

• In Dr. Faustus ENVY appears when he saw a power of God.

LECHERY

• Sexual desires• A lecherous act• In Dr. Faustus LECHERY

appears when dancer who came from another world.

WRATH

• Extreme anger• Forceful , violent• In Dr. Faustus WRATH

appears when he is not able to do anything in his life as he was intelligent.

GLUTTAONY

• Excess in eating or drinking• In Dr. Faustus GLUTTAONY

appears when he wants much more power and position than others.

SLOTH

• Laziness• Aversion to work• Slow moving• In Dr. Faustus SLOTH

appears when he got all kind of knowledge and he feels laziness from over knowledge.

COVETOUSNESS

• Greediness• Eagerly desirous• In Dr. Faustus

COVETOUSNESS appears when he wants to get more and more and it is sign of this sin.

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