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==Works Cited==
==Works Cited==
Barbler, Jules & Carre, Michel.  Fasut. ''Opera News''.  (2005)
Barbler, Jules & Carre, Michel.  Fasut. ''Opera News''.  (2005)
Bohm, Arnd.  ''Goethe'' and Patriarchy: ''Faust'' and the Fates of Desire.  ''Seminar--A Journal of Germanic Studies''.  (2005).
 
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)
Bohm, Arnd.  ''Goethe'' and Patriarchy: ''Faust'' and the Fates of Desire.  ''Seminar--A Journal of Germanic Studies''.  (2005).
Montgomery, Paul. Goethe's Faust: Critiques of Literature. New York: Monarch Press, 1963.
 
Van Der Laan, J.M.  ''Faust's'' Divided Self and Moral Inertia.  ''Monatshefte''.  (1999).
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)
 
Montgomery, Paul. Goethe's Faust: Critiques of Literature. New York: Monarch Press, 1963.
 
Van Der Laan, J.M.  ''Faust's'' Divided Self and Moral Inertia.  ''Monatshefte''.  (1999).

Revision as of 19:05, 2 March 2006

Summary

Margarete goes to Marthe's house and tell her that she found more jewels in her closet. Marthe tells her not to tell her mother about them this time. Mephisto goes to Marthe's house to tell her that her husband is dead. Marthe tells Mephisto that she wants proof and so they agree to meet in Marthe's garden at night.

Notes

Commetary

Study Questions

1. What is Marthe talking about when the scene opens?

2. What does Marthe tell Margarete to do with the jewelry?

3. What news does Mephisto bring Marthe?

4. What is Marthe's reaction to this news?

5. Why does Marthe want proof that her husband is dead?

6. Where do Margarete and Marthe agree to meet Mephisto and Fasut that night?

External Resources

Works Cited

Barbler, Jules & Carre, Michel. Fasut. Opera News. (2005)

Bohm, Arnd. Goethe and Patriarchy: Faust and the Fates of Desire. Seminar--A Journal of Germanic Studies. (2005).

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)

Montgomery, Paul. Goethe's Faust: Critiques of Literature. New York: Monarch Press, 1963.

Van Der Laan, J.M. Faust's Divided Self and Moral Inertia. Monatshefte. (1999).