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==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
Thus, Faust takes another step on the road to Hell (Montgomery 45). Mephisto has convinced Faust to lie once again. This will only lead to more lies and evil acts later on in the play. | Thus, Faust takes another step on the road to Hell (Montgomery 45). Mephisto has convinced Faust to lie once again. Doing good means exerting oneself on its behalf, but evil is one of the driving forces behind the effort to attain good (Wolfman 184). This will only lead to more lies and evil acts later on in the play. | ||
==Questions== | |||
Why does Faust lie to Gretchen? | |||
Why does Faust want to go to Padua? | |||
==Work Cited== | ==Work Cited== | ||
Dieckmann, Liselotte. ''Goethe’s Faust: A Critical Reading''. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972. | Dieckmann, Liselotte. ''Goethe’s Faust: A Critical Reading''. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972. | ||