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Faust notices that there is a black dog “coursing back and forth” (542). Faust noticed that the dog is circling around them and he exemplifies more foreshadowing by stating, “Him winding a magic snare, quietly, around our feet, a noose which he’ll pull tight in the future, when the time is ripe” (542). | Faust notices that there is a black dog “coursing back and forth” (542). Faust noticed that the dog is circling around them and he exemplifies more foreshadowing by stating, “Him winding a magic snare, quietly, around our feet, a noose which he’ll pull tight in the future, when the time is ripe” (542). | ||
Faust decides to adopt the dog. | Faust decides to adopt the dog. | ||
Lastly, Faust envies the townspeople's humble, unthinking acceptance of the world. His highly developed spiritual side will not allow him to follow the townspeople's example. (Milch) | |||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||
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#What does Faust notice about the animal he decides to adopt? | #What does Faust notice about the animal he decides to adopt? | ||
#Is there meaning behind Faust and Wagner's meeting of the animal? | #Is there meaning behind Faust and Wagner's meeting of the animal? | ||
#Is there any underlying meaning of the dog or is just a way for Mephisto to gain entry into Faust’s home? | |||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
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*[http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/faust12.asp Pink Monkey Notes on Faust] | *[http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/faust12.asp Pink Monkey Notes on Faust] | ||
*[http://www.ucalgary.ca/~esleben/faust/goethe/synopsis.html Synopsis on Faust] | *[http://www.ucalgary.ca/~esleben/faust/goethe/synopsis.html Synopsis on Faust] | ||
*Milch, Robert . Cliff's Notes on Faust. Lincoln: Cliff's Notes Incorporated, 1951. | |||
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