Paper 3 Quotes - Theatre and Religion

Dr Faustus, Lucifer and spectacle II.iii

‘Talk not of Paradise nor creation; but mark this show.’

Dr Faustus, Lucifer shows pageant of seven deadly sins, he is…

‘come from hell to show thee some pastime’

Dr Faustus, B-text, Bad Angel describes pictorialised hell

‘There are the Furies tossing damned souls / On burning forks; their bodies boil in lead. / There are live quarters broiling on the coals'‘

Dr Faustus, A-text Calvinist hell, Mephistopholes I.iii

‘Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it.’

Dr Faustus, Faustus begs to escape his punishment

‘Mountains and hills, come, come and fall on me / And hide me from the heavy wrath of God!’

Dr Faustus, Mephistopheles shows Faustus a show to delight and distract him after signing away his soul (‘What means this show?)

‘Nothing, Faustus, but to delight thy mind withal / And to show thee what magic can perform’

Dr Faustus, Mephistopholes on marriage

‘Tut, Faustus, marriage is but a ceremonial toy.’

Duchess of Malfi, courage in her execution IV.ii

‘Pull, and pull strongly, for your able strength / Must pull down heaven upon me’

Duchess of Malfi, Antonio comments on site-specific religious upheaval

‘I do love these ancient ruins […] Churches and cities, which have diseases like to men, / Must have like death that we have.’

Duchess of Malfi, Antonio’s view of religion

‘he do account religion / But a school-name for fashion of the world’