This document provides background information on Dr. Faustus as a tragedy. It discusses Aristotle's definition of tragedy, including that it involves serious actions that arouse pity and fear. It also discusses the concept of "hamartia" or tragic flaw. The document then provides an introduction to Christopher Marlowe's play "Tragically History of Dr. Faustus" and discusses the legend that inspired it. It notes that Faustus seeks knowledge through necromancy and destroys himself. The document also discusses religious aspects of the play and how Faustus disobeys God by offering his soul to Lucifer for 24 years in exchange for power. It describes Faustus struggling with doubt and facing a tragic end

2. Topic: Dr. Faustus as a Tragedy
Paper: 1 ( The Renaissance
Literature )
Name: Bhatt Urvi P.
Roll no. 35
Class: sem-1
P.G.Enrollment No. : PG13101004
Seat No. : 1130036
Email id: bhatt.urvi22@gmail.com
Submitted to: Smt S.B.Gardy
Department of English Maharaja
Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Bhavnagar
(Gujarat-India)

4. What is Tragedy?
“A tragedy, then, is the imitation
of an action that is serious and
also, as having magnitude,
complete in itself; in language
with pleasurable acces-sories, each
kind brought in separately in the
parts of the work; in a dramatic,
not in a narrative form; with
in-cidents arousing pity and fear,
wherewith to accomplish its
catharsis of such emotions.” by
Aristotle……

5. What is Hamartia?
Hamartia is a word most famously used
in Poetics, where it is usually translated as
a mistake or error in judgment. In modern
discussions of tragedy, Hamartia has often
been described as a hero's "tragic
flaw."The word Hamartia is rooted in the
notion of missing the mark (hamartanein)
and covers a broad spectrum that includes
ignorant, mistaken, as well as deliberate
iniquity, error, or sin……

6. Introduction:
Tragedy by Marlowe.
„ Tragically History of Dr.
Faustus‟
„ Knowledge is power, but
power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts
absolutely.‟

7. Legend:
Believed that there
existed an ambitious
person interested in
necromancy.
Destroyed himself
Faustus means good
omened.

8. Religious Aim:
Religious drama
with the preaching
of Christianity.

9. Disobedience:
Mythical heroes,
disobeyed god.
Prometheus, Adam,
Deadalus etc.

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Faustus says does and
becomes is out of his
own free will, without
any previous pressure
or temptation.
Offers his soul to
Lucifer for twenty
four years.

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Not be free from doubts.
Between two extremes and
alternatives.
Remorse and despair in the
midst of belief and
disbelief.

12. 
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Faustus seems a
bit mature when
his end is near.
Face tragic end
alone.

13. 
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Conquering time,
space about hell, about
creation of the worlds,
stars, planets, history,
philosophy, religion,
art, music, literature
and architecture.
Faustus believed,
more in devil’s power
than God’s power.

14. Dr Faustus - Globe on Screen movie clip.mp4

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