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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
==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). | |||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||
1. What happens to the jewels? | 1. What happens to the jewels? | ||