A REVIEW ON DOCTOR FAUSTUS BY MARLOW

A REVIEW ON DOCTOR FAUSTUS BY MARLOW

Christopher Marlowe, the great predecessor of William Shakespeare, a shoemaker‘s son was born on 6th February 1564 at Canterbury. He was educated at the King’s school in Canterbury. After completing his school he went to Benet College, Cambridge. He got his B.A degree in 1854 and M.A degree in 1857. After education he settled in London and joined the Lord Admiral’s Company of Players and slowly groomed as a dramatist.
Marlowe‘s  ‘Tamburlaine the Great ‘ was produced in 1590. It was obviously a young man’s work and its influence on English Tragedy was great. ‘The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus ‘ was produced in 1588. Faustus is rather a series of detached scenes than a finished drama. Though there are some noble scenes which are marvellously impressive. ‘The Famous Tragedy of The Rich Jew of Malta’ was his another play published after 1588. It was unequal and degenerates into a vulgar caricature. ‘Edward’s II’ produced about 1590 was the maturest of Marlowe‘s plays and it also depicts the epic nature of his genius.
At the very beginning of the play, the chorus introduces the protagonist of the play Dr Faustus and says all about his fortunes and misfortunes. Faustus studied Theology and required an admirable scholarship and was also conferred with the title of DOCTOR. But very soon he grew vain and tried to soar beyond the human limits. He wanted to enjoy a luxurious life with the potent of the Art of Necromancy. So he sold his soul to  Lucifer , the supreme monarch of the burning hell for twenty four years of his life in voluptuousness. He tries to repent in some situations but all his efforts of sincere repentance are vain and his sinful soul was taken to the Hell on the appointed day.
After being conferred with the doctorate title in theology, Faustus grew his thirst for knowledge. He had a severe inner conflict between choosing various subjects like philosophy, metaphysics, medicine and law. Finally he took a decision to parctice the art of black magic. To be well trained in the art he got help from his magician friends the German Valdes and Cornelius. They gave him a book to practise the art.
Now since the day declining and the constellation called Orion is threatening the thunder and rain from the southern hemisphere, Faustus begun conjuring the infernal spirits of the Hell. He wrote the name of Jehovah within a circle and started blaspheming the name of Christ and condemned the Holy Scriptures. He asked Mephistopheles, assistant of the great lucifer to appear before him. The devil appeared in front of him. But he looked odd so Faustus ordered him to change his appearance and reappear in the form of Franciscan Friar.  The devil also appeared and said that he won’t serve for anyone without the permission of his lord. Faustus says him to get the permission of his lord and meet him in the midnight at his study room.
The devil also gets the permission of his lord and meets Faustus and tells him all about the condition laid by his lord. Faustus also agrees and signs a deed of his own blood and sells his soul to lucifer for twenty four years. After signing the deed Faustus has contaminated his soul with a great sin by his mean act. In some situations good angel appears in front of him and says him to repent to God and his repentance will cleanse his contaminated soul. But at the same time the evil angel also appears in front of him and tempts him with the power of magic. Now Faustus lives a luxurious life with the absolute features of the art. The seven deadly sins Pride, Covetousness, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth and Lechery appear before Faustus and entertain him.
Faustus keeps him engaged in discovering the secrets of astronomy. He journeyed far and wide so delightfully. He visited the beautiful city of trier, along the coast of France and saw the River Maine falling into Rhine, passed on to the Naples and the rich plains of Campania whose beautiful and gorgeous buildings were so pleasing and saw the golden tomb of Virgil and then shifted to Venice, Padua and other famous cities and finally he went to Rome. After reaching the Rome he plays a game with pope, then returns back to his home. Here he plays a horse game an old man and then visits the emperor’s Palace at Innsbruck.
At Last the appointed day arrived. Now only one hour left. The devils scared him all the way he tried to repent to God. He sees the holy blood of Christ over the sky and thinks that at least half a drop would purify his soul and save him from the devils. But he vain. Finally the clock strikes twelve and the gates of Hell open to receive Faustus’s soul.
Therefore the author through this work proves that  “The wages of sin is death “. Faustus is responsible for his disastrous end.


Written by.,
        Nithya Sree.,
        I B.A English.,
        KG CAS.,
        Coimbatore- 641035.,

IMPACTS OF SELFIE.

IMPACTS OF SELFIE

In the modern world to comfort the lifestyle of the younger generation we have a pacifier called “selfie”, like a pacifier to the infant. It facilitates everyone to capture their photos by themselves. Actually it is a weird trick but it has worst impact on the society,especially for girls. AS far I have seen so many people standing in the public places and taking selfies and uploading them in Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
I do not say that taking selfies should be completely avoided but it should be limited. It may sound bad in the ears of the society, but we all should remember that “Prevention is better than cure. “ Today’s modern lifestyle made all of us addicted to such kind of customs.
Let me ask you all a simple question. Whether likes and comments for your picture in Facebook or Instagram page is the only way to show yourself to this world?. No, definitely not. If so why don’t you take up some social tasks instead of wasting your time in editing your own pictures.
Let me quote a simple example to make it clear. A girl aged 25 was about to be married. A month before her marriage she went out on a tour with her family and friends. At that time she posed for selfie and uploaded it in her Facebook profile. She did not notice a man standing back of her and looking for something around. Unfortunately the man who stood back of her was her Facebook friend and he commented to that post that she was his wife. This was seen by that girl’s groom’s family members and her marriage was stopped. Recently in kodaikanal a couple in sake of taking selfies faced death.
These are the few harmful impacts of taking selfies in public places. I do not say that taking selfies should be completely avoided but it should be limited. It is good to avoid selfies in public places to avoid unwanted issues in future. Always remember one thing, “Technology should be treated as a guest, otherwise it will become a pest. “ OF SELFIE.
In the modern world to comfort the lifestyle of the younger generation we have a pacifier called “selfie”, like a pacifier to the infant. It facilitates everyone to capture their photos by themselves. Actually it is a weird trick but it has worst impact on the society,especially for girls. AS far I have seen so many people standing in the public places and taking selfies and uploading them in Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
I do not say that taking selfies should be completely avoided but it should be limited. It may sound bad in the ears of the society, but we all should remember that “Prevention is better than cure. “ Today’s modern lifestyle made all of us addicted to such kind of customs.
Let me ask you all a simple question. Whether likes and comments for your picture in Facebook or Instagram page is the only way to show yourself to this world?. No, definitely not. If so why don’t you take up some social tasks instead of wasting your time in editing your own pictures.
Let me quote a simple example to make it clear. A girl aged 25 was about to be married. A month before her marriage she went out on a tour with her family and friends. At that time she posed for selfie and uploaded it in her Facebook profile. She did not notice a man standing back of her and looking for something around. Unfortunately the man who stood back of her was her Facebook friend and he commented to that post that she was his wife. This was seen by that girl’s groom’s family members and her marriage was stopped. Recently in kodaikanal a couple in sake of taking selfies faced death.
These are the few harmful impacts of taking selfies in public places. I do not say that taking selfies should be completely avoided but it should be limited. It is good to avoid selfies in public places to avoid unwanted issues in future. Always remember one thing, “Technology should be treated as a guest, otherwise it will become a pest. “


Written by.,
              Nithya Sree..
              I B.A English.,
              KG CAS .,,
              Coimbatore - 641035,,,