Before you begin the play, read the Article on Faustus and Late Renaissance Thought. This article will give
you some useful context about the story before you read it.
Read Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and complete the following
part 1
After viewing the YouTube video titled Faustus and the Morality Play Tradition, please write a well-
developed
paragraph answering the following: Based on the definitions of each genre provided in the video, do you
believe Doctor Faustus is more of a Tragedy or more of a Morality Play? One thing to consider: at the
heart of
this question is how much individual responsibility and free will you believe Dr Faustus has for the
outcomes of
his actions. Is he in control of his destiny, or not?