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In Goethe's Play, Faust is the protagonist. Immediatly when reading the play, the reader begins to get a sense of who this character is. Faust is man who believes in Heaven and in Hell, and also that there is a higher being, God, and the Devil. Faust is thought to be a smart, well-learned man by many. Though he seems to be intelligent, Faust is a bit nieve. For example when Mephisto is attempting to strike up a deal with him for being his "servant", Faust assumes that Mephisto will just trust that he will keep his word. But Mephisto insists that there be in writing some sort of proof of their agreement. Also, when Mephisto and Faust are walking through the dark and come across the black poodle, Faust has some sort of strange feeling about the dog, but is quickly convinced nothing of it and Mephisto talks him into taking the dog home with him. Soon after this the poodle begins getting larger and frightening. Mephisto then appears "out of" the dog.