In a soliloquy, the title character of this play bids "economy farewell" before claiming that "a sound magician is a demi-god."
In a soliloquy, the title character of this play bids "economy farewell" before claiming that "a sound magician is a demi-god." At the end of this play, a chorus claims that "burned is Apollo's laurel-bough" and exhorts wise men "only to wonder at unlawful things." This play exists in A and B text versions that were published 12 years apart, with the latter extending a scene in which two characters invisibly snatch dishes from attendants and box the (*) pope's ears. An old man attempts to persuade the title character of this play to repent after he summons Helen of Troy at the behest of some scholars. The title character of this play asks the demon Mephistopheles to offer his soul to Lucifer in exchange for 24 years of service. For 10 points, name this play by Christopher Marlowe.
In a soliloquy, the title character of this play bids "economy farewell" before claiming that "a sound magician is a demi-god."
Doctor Faustus 