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Gretchen is a diminutive oth the German Margarete. She is refered to as Gretchen throughout the play. | |||
In line 2623, Mehisto is refering to the wooden horse that entered Troy and captured it; "Why look a gift horse, in the mouth?."(582). | |||
==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). | 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). | ||