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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
The scene starts out with Faust trying to "pick-up" Margarete; " Pretty lady, here's my arm, Would you allow me to see you home?" (576, 2397-2438). He has just come form the Witch's Kitchen where he drank a "potion" that made him younger and awoke his libido. Faust is head over heels for Margarete and wants to shower her with presents. | The scene starts out with Faust trying to "pick-up" Margarete; " Pretty lady, here's my arm, Would you allow me to see you home?" (576, 2397-2438). He has just come form the Witch's Kitchen where he drank a "potion" that made him younger and awoke his libido. Faust is head over heels for Margarete and wants to shower her with presents. Faust tells Mephisto to get him Margarete. It is aware that Faust wants a friendship with Margarete: " he wanted to penetrate her heart as into a close friend" (Champagne). | ||
Billet doux (577, 24430)- love letters. | Billet doux (577, 24430)- love letters. | ||
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==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
This is the first scene in which Margarete is mentioned. Gretchen represents nature. THis relationship was: "paradigmatic for Goethe's own life-long quest for knowledge, for understanding the natural world" (Bohm). | This is the first scene in which Margarete is mentioned. Gretchen represents nature. THis relationship was: "paradigmatic for Goethe's own life-long quest for knowledge, for understanding the natural world" (Bohm). | ||
Form the begining of ''Faust'': " It does not take much to identify him as a thouroughly callous" (Van Der Laan). This thought is not as strong in this scene. Faust is overtaken by Margarete and his callousness seems to fade a bit. | |||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||