" This character beseeches his soul to be "chang'd into little water-drops, / And fall into the ocean, ne'er be found!" at the end of a soliloquy twice interrupted by clock chimes, in which he reflects upon having "but one bare hour to live.
In reference to this character's downfall, the chorus laments that "Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, / And burned is Apollo's laurel bough." This character beseeches his soul to be "chang'd into little water-drops, / And fall into the ocean, ne'er be found!" at the end of a soliloquy twice interrupted by clock chimes, in which he reflects upon having "but one bare hour to live." This character's leg is pulled straight off by a man whom he sold a horse that turns into straw when ridden through water. The inscription (*) Homo, fuge appears on this character's arm when his blood congeals and has to be warmed by fire. This character snatches Pope Adrian's food while invisible, amuses Charles V by placing horns on the head of Alexander the Great, and asks: "was this the face that launched a thousand ships" after conjuring Helen of Troy. For 10 points, name this character whose "Tragical History" unfolds after he sells his soul to Mephistopheles, in a play by Christopher Marlowe.
In reference to this character's downfall, the chorus laments that "Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, / And burned is Apollo's laurel bough.
Doctor Faustus [do not accept or prompt on “Faust”]