l,yet for Christs sake, whose blood hath ransomed me,Impose some end to my incessant pain:Let Faustus live in hell a thousand years,A hundred thousand, and at last be saved.(scene 13, 87-91)With the closing of the play as Dr. Faustus is sent to hell, there are many ironic detailsevident. The main one is that despite his great knowledge and power, Faustus makes themost unwise decision. Repenting to Mephastophilis instead of God, he gives up everythingfor nothing in return. In all his years with his new knowledge and power. He did nothingof significance, he merely played tricks and showed off his new talents. Marlowes play isfull of irony depicting the downfall of man riddled with sin. The underlying theme howeveris that, like Icarus and Lucifer, Dr. Faustus allows his pride, a key to most tragedies, tobecome excessive and ultimately it is his downfall. Works CitedMarlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. The Norton Anthologyof English Literature. Ed. M.H. Abrams. New York: W.W. Norton & Company,Inc., 1993. 768-801....
