Thursday's Lesson

Basically I feel like Mephy is slightly fickle. One moment he's like 'ahh Faustus don't damn your soul', the next he's all 'think'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing?' Kinda weird.
Either way, each time he's doing something you wouldn't expect.

And then he gets all cheeky and gives Faustus one word answers, such as 'Aye'. Proper badman.

I think he's a bizarre devil, as he's not devlish enough, and as JB pointed out he bobs off stage with arrogant Faustus, 'Come, Mephistopheles.' I sort of think he's a bit sycophantic, as he reminds me of whatever Ophelia's dad is called in Hamlet. It's as if he has some sneaky motive... like being a spy.

actually according to wikipedia they are 'improper'...

'The Gothic' and Mephistopheles.

I found those weird gothic pictures quite interesting because they're all so different, like the casual dress, then the freaky cross and the american couple, who are, according to Jenny father and daughter? Which is really weird 'cos she looked about 94. But yep, more clear on 'the gothic' in general now, although I still don't know what makes something specifically gothic.
To be honest I think gothic things seem more visually scary than, psychologically scary, for example. In fact I don't think the gothic stuff we're doing is even scary and I'm scared easily.

Anyhoooo, Mephistopheles. I'm not sure what Marlowe was trying to do when creating this character but hopefully it will soon become clear. He's not what I'd imagine a stereotypical devil to be. I found this on wiki 'However, Mephistophilis does warn Faustus of his regret for losing God and the joys of heaven. He wants Faustus’ soul but also may want to save him from the mistake he made. "Christianity speaks of hell for those who cast it aside. But, says he to Mephistopheles as he delivers to him the agreement to surrender his soul at the end of twenty-four years, 'I think hell’s a fable.' 'Ay,' says Mephistopheles, 'think so still, till experience change thy mind.', when trying to get a better understanding of what Marlowe was trying to do and it just made me more confusedLOL.

I was quite interested in what the hell Mephi looked like when Faustus told him he was too ugly, and apparently 'At first Mephistopheles appears in the form of a terrible dragon', although the same website about Mephi (http://www.donaldtyson.com/mephisto.html) had this picture ...... awkward.

The Character of Doctor Faustus

Still not too sure what we're supposed to be writing about, so I'll just talk about the character of Doctor Faustus.

Basically I think he's a bit of a weirdo. He's obviously very derranged, and he has a freaky moustache which makes his character, along with his overwhelming arrogance, vair unattractive.
I think mentally, he's not well - even if he is a nerd.

If he wasn't as weird looking as he is (in my mind he is just the dude on the cover of the book), he would probably remind me slightly of Dracula in the Keanu Reeves version. Just because of his extreme arrogance and creepiness, and also his high status and ambition...


That is all.
MIM

Tuesday's lesson

Not really sure what to put, but I enjoyed the stuff on the controversy of Christopher Marlowe's death so googled it.