Lazda GN 264 Worksheet 2 Historia of Dr. Faustus

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1. What is the relationship between astronomy and astrology in the 16th century?

2. How are the study of medicine and alchemy related to astronomy and astrology at that time?

3. What was a chapbook (Volksbuch)?

4. When was the Faust book printed for the first time?

5. Who was the historical Johann Faust?

6. Who was Faust in the Historia? How is he different from the historical figure?

7. Why does Faust make a pact with the devil?

8. What exactly seals the pact?

9. What three episodes did you find most interesting?

10. What is in your opinion the moral of the story?

11. Who was Christopher Marlow?

12. Why is Marlow important for the Faust motif?

13. Who was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

14. What makes Goethe’s version of the Faust story interesting?

15. How is Istvan Szabo’s film Mephisto related to the Faust story?

16. Name at least one other tale / story where someone sells his /her soul to the devil / an evil spirit / person. Can you think of a contemporary equivalent similar to Szabo's movie Mephisto?