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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Gretchen is a diminutive oth the German Margarete. She is refered to as Gretchen throughout the play. Goethe "requested that Margarete become Gretchen" (Champagne). | |||
In line 2623, Mehisto is refering to the wooden horse that entered Troy and captured it; "Why look a gift horse, in the mouth?."(582). | |||
Faust does not limit himself to power in any way: " he increases it through his seduction of Gretchen" (Van Der Laan). | |||
==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
This scene shows Goethe's dislike for the church. Mephisto tells fasut how Margarete's mother gave the jewels to the priest. The priest says " The Church's stomach is very capacious, Gobbles up whole realms, anything precious" (582, 2631-2632)...."The Church alone, dear sister, God has named Receiver of all goods unlawfully obtained" (582, 2634-2635). It has been stated that " Although the conclusion of the play is essentially a religous one, it has nothing to do with the redeeming power of any church" (Montgomery 42). | This scene shows Goethe's dislike for the church. Mephisto tells fasut how Margarete's mother gave the jewels to the priest. The priest says " The Church's stomach is very capacious, Gobbles up whole realms, anything precious" (582, 2631-2632)...."The Church alone, dear sister, God has named Receiver of all goods unlawfully obtained" (582, 2634-2635). It has been stated that " Although the conclusion of the play is essentially a religous one, it has nothing to do with the redeeming power of any church" (Montgomery 42). | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
Champagne, Roland A. An Etical Model in a Postmodern ''Faust'': The Daemonic Parody of the Politics of Friendship in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus. ''Style''. (2000) | Champagne, Roland A. An Etical Model in a Postmodern ''Faust'': The Daemonic Parody of the Politics of Friendship in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus. ''Style''. (2000) | ||