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Faust is now on the verge of commiting suicide. The only thing that keeps him from not drinking the poison is when a chorus of angels begins to sing. When Faust thinks about Easter he then gets flashbacks of his childhood when he was happy. Just as Easter was the rebirth of Christ, it is also Faust's rebirth and gives him a reason to go on. | Faust is now on the verge of commiting suicide. The only thing that keeps him from not drinking the poison is when a chorus of angels begins to sing. When Faust thinks about Easter he then gets flashbacks of his childhood when he was happy. "True, the bells and the music of Easter stay his hand, but, as the text makes clear, not because Faust is a believer, but because the sounds of Easter remind him of childhood"(Swales 130). Just as Easter was the rebirth of Christ, it is also Faust's rebirth and gives him a reason to go on. | ||
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