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===Shakespeare's Influence=== | ===Shakespeare's Influence=== | ||
Upon Faust's first meeting Gretchen, he is infatuated with her. Over time, she comes to love him as well. From previous sections, we know that Gretchen's family does not approve of this, causing many problems and painful emotions for Gretchen. In "An Overcast Day, a Field," Faust discovers that Gretchen has been imprisoned, though for what, he does not know. Since he has such strong feelings for her, Faust plans to rush to the prison, save Gretchen, and live happily ever after. In other words, welcome to the basic outline of ''Romeo and Juliet'', modernized a few centuries (Cooksey). The similarities are obvious: the offended family, young lovers, the plight. Valentine's death by Faust's hand even bears a | Upon Faust's first meeting with Gretchen, he is infatuated with her. Over time, she comes to love him as well. From previous sections, we know that Gretchen's family does not approve of this, causing many problems and painful emotions for Gretchen. In "An Overcast Day, a Field," Faust discovers that Gretchen has been imprisoned, though for what, he does not know. Since he has such strong feelings for her, Faust plans to rush to the prison, save Gretchen, and live happily ever after. In other words, welcome to the basic outline of ''Romeo and Juliet'', modernized a few centuries (Cooksey). The similarities are obvious: the offended family, young lovers, the plight. Valentine's death by Faust's hand even bears a resemblance to Romeo killing Juliet's cousin, Tybalt. However, instead of Romeo rushing to the cemetery to die beside Juliet, Faust rushes to the prison to save Gretchen from her coming execution. | ||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||