'Demon and Fact Faustus Essay\r'

'Mephistopheles varies gravidly in his attitude towards Faustus, sometimes on the face of it offering support and guidance while others acting in a dismissive, even disdainful manner. Through step up, Faustus is manipulated into fulfilling Mephistopheles’ have got goals, yet the ‘bewitching fiend’ succeeds in great(p) him the belief that he wants to do these things himself whether or non he is existence direct, albeit rather forcefully, on that point. Nonetheless it stay to be seen if this is a reflection of the deceitfulness from the devils consideration or rather the weakness and arrogance sh take in by Faustus.\r\nFaustus appears vulnerable and naïve upon conjuring for the first time, low-down fallacy adding to the sombre mood, as ‘gloomy shadow(s)’ overcast the scene, obscuring what is about to happen, deviation the audience in the inconsolable and instilling a maven of terror. Therefore when Mephistopheles appears as a devil it is presumably through tutelage that Faustus describes him as ‘too ugly’ such is the heightened sense of tension and feeling of the sublime he experiences. As opposed to reacting to Faustus’ needs Mephistopheles immediately gains control and begins surreptitiously asserting his dominance over him, taking return of the fact Faustus is clearly out of his depth, and indemnifying to imperatives, commanding Mephistopheles to ‘ cover!’ hinting that desperation is starting to creep in.\r\nThroughout the rook it appears as though Mephistopheles is praying on Faustus’ weaknesses, identifying his ‘aspiring insolence’ as a pressure point and luring him towards the imagination of becoming the ‘sole king’ of all the earth. erst overcome with the thought of being a ‘great emperor’ Faustus is obviously convinced that selling his intellect is the best option he has and appears to disregard whatsoever rational l ogic, allowing Mephistopheles to sit keister only issuance short replies like ‘I exit’ in return to the overly ambitious notions filling Faustus’ conceited head. Faustus’ escape of control is only furthered when his ‘own appetence’ gets the better of him leading to Mephistopheles threatening to go ‘back to snake pit’ †forcing Faustus to implore with him not to leave †to a greater extentover signalling his reliance on him to actually carry out all his frivolous desires. The compromise of being offered ‘greater things’ proves too much for Faustus as passion overcomes reason, which Mephistopheles is keen to distance them from, creating stark opposition and providing further usher that he is willing to manipulate Faustus through his vulnerabilities, heedless of what emotions this will invoke in the mere finite himself.\r\nIn addition to promise bringing ‘whirlwinds, tempests, gold rush and light ning’ under(a) the control of Faustus, Mephistopheles also immediately senses whenever there is slight doubt in his subject, quickly bombarding him with fantasises to ‘ make merry his mind’ and turn his attention away from whatever concept of repentance. This eagerness to persistently tempt Faustus towards blazing every time he wavers slightly suggests a driven character, supported through his own claims that he would do anything to ‘obtain his soul’ no issue the cost, showcasing a lack of care or beneficence towards the difficult situation Faustus finds himself in. This only serves to further the take of deception and pretence when Mephistopheles calls on Faustus to ‘stab thine develop courageously’ resorting to flattery to get his own way, cunning that Faustus’ ego will easily succumb to being complimented and raised above others.\r\nHowever in identify contrast, Mephistopheles shows he’s not afraid to resort to i ntimidation, reporting ‘hell hath no limits’ such is the gift of the devil, one should know not to cross him as ‘under the heavens’ the lines blur and the liminal becomes ever more apparent, this bold claim undoubtedly a direful one in front of a modern-day audience wherein religion was distinct in its boundaries †hell and heaven two entirely different entities. later on a relatively straight forward unconscious process of persuasion Mephistopheles gains Faustus’ soul, leading to an apparent change in attitude from Mephistopheles †more bold in his tactical manoeuvre †he openly denies Faustus his wishes, sooner questioning his craziness and chastising him by warning him to ‘talk not of a wife’ but rather concentrate on aspects of life he himself deems relevant.\r\nFaustus’ pitiful cry at the end of scene 5 suggests that already he realises the drastic mistake he’s make and that ‘thou art deceived !’ by the dishonest Mephistopheles, leaving the audience to feel slight sadness for the put trust he possessed. Nevertheless while this seems sad one cannot avoid the suggestion that Faustus was only guided down a path he desired all along and that he convinces himself to be ‘ unshaken’ and show willing to commit the most wicked of crimes such as ‘offer luke-warm blood of new-born babies’ †an unspeakable taboo that highlights just how far he will go in order to quench his proneness for power and fame.\r\nIn turn, this advocates Mephistopheles as more of a bystander than initially thought and while he is unambiguously determined in gaining more souls ‘to enlarge his domain’, he remains open about this throughout, instead of being sly and secretive. Therefore it can be considered that Faustus is in no position to call Mephistopheles a ‘bewitching fiend’ such are the failings of his own character. He is the one who condemns himself through his over ambition at becoming a ‘conjuror honourable’ and arrogance in believing that he has meek Mephistopheles and made him ‘obedient’. Whereas Mephistopheles only points him in the good direction and technically always remains under his command, bringing him a ‘hot whore’ for a wife, while unsatisfactory is still fulfilling the parameters of Faustus’ self-indulgent wish.\r\n contempt this obedience towards his supposed master, Mephistopheles can definitely be considered a ‘bewitching fiend’ due to his faculty to lure Faustus into making the decisions that Mephistopheles himself wanted and the drive he holds in forcing the deal through to the end. Furthermore his lack of concern towards his own conjuror is revealing, joking ‘tut I warrant thee’ in reaction to Faustus’ recognition he has done wrong, displaying both a lack of self-reproof and also a smugness that he has succ eeded in accomplishing couple’s plan.\r\n'