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Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies

The History of English Podcast

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Dr. Faustus: A Dramatic Story

The story of Faust was based on a German legend about a doctor named Johann Faust who was a conjurer and necromancer. In the story, Faustus sells his soul to the devil in exchange for supernatural powers and abilities. He pays the ultimate price when the term of the deal expires, and he's eternally damned. The play mixed tragedy and farce, and much like Tambourlane that we looked at last time,. it featured Marlow's eloquent language and an iambic pentameter meter with unrimed or blank verse.

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