Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus Critique Doctor Faustus is a respected scholar from Germany. ... Doctor Faustus tells the devil to return to his master, Lucifer, and to tell him he will give up his soul for 24 years of black magic. ... Doctor Faustus has his thoughts every now and then, but the devils always return to tell him that it is worth it. Mephastophilis gives Doctor Faustus nice gifts and a book of spells and answers all of Faustus’ questions about nature except for one: Who made the universe? The devils bring in personifications of the seven deadly sins right then and there to get Faustus’ mind off of it. ... Faustus begins a 24-year journey of fooling around with black magic. ... The word gets around about Doctor Faustus as he travels through Europe. Eventually Charles V (the Pope’s enemy) invites Doctor Faustus to see him.