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==Commetary== | ==Commetary== | ||
''Faust'' depicts how Goethe thought human beings should behave. He describes them: " with Faust in Faust eschews, if not abhors, the constraints of a traditional moral order and instead embraces a morality of the self" (Van Der Laan). It was immoral for Mphisto to ask Faust to lie about Marthe's husband. Faust did the right thing and refused to do it. | |||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||
1. What is Marthe talking about when the scene opens? | 1. What is Marthe talking about when the scene opens? | ||