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==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
Reawakening of Sexual Desire | |||
The love potion that Faust takes in “Witches Kitchen” serves the same purpose as does the feast in “Walpurgis Night”-to reawaken sexual desire. Both are closely connected to the Devil and are considered creations of the witches (Dieckman 175). | |||
Mephisto’s Nobility | |||
In the “Witches Kitchen”, Mephisto makes the comment that he “feels like a king” and states that “I am a gentleman of noble background. If you doubt it, have a look at my coat of arms.”, however, he is neither king nor nobility (Montgomery 38). Even though he considers himself to be both these things, he is really just “supernatural by legendary right, being either the devil or some sort of devil and quite without pedigree” (Fairley 88). | |||
==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||
1) Why does Mephisto bring Faust to this particular Witch's Kitchen? | 1) Why does Mephisto bring Faust to this particular Witch's Kitchen? | ||