ROLE OF THE GOOD ANGEL AND THE BAD ANGEL - S.T.Muthu mari

ROLE OF THE GOOD ANGEL AND THE BAD ANGEL - S.T.Muthu mariINTRODUCTION CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE:BORN - 1564DEATH 1593The greatest of Shakespeares predecessorsFinished schooling in 1578 and M.A. degree in 1587Settled in London joined in Lord Admirals company of playersInitial career : Actor

2FAMOUS WORKS:

TAMBERLAINE THE GREAT

THE JEW OF MALTA

EDWARD

MASSACRE OF PARIS

THE TRAGEDY OF DIDO

HERO AND LEANDER

OUTLINE OF THE STORY:

The hero, Faustus chooses necromancy in order to become famous and to possess a mass amount of money

Surrenders his soul to Lucifer for 24 years

Deviates from the path of divinity and is condemned to deathPURPOSE OF THE GOOD ANGEL AND THE EVIL ANGELInternal conflict is an essential feature of a tragic hero

While struggling between God and devil, pleasures of magic and the desire for repentance, the Good Angel and the Evil Angel appear and aggravate it

They represent Faustus mental conflictsROLE OF THE GOOD ANGEL:The Good Angel is an agent of God

It is on the side of God

It tries to make Faustus think about God and of heavenly things

It represents the good side in the good/evil dichotomy

What the Good Angel says mirrors what Faustus good nature is thinkingThe Good Angels main message to Faustus is that it is never too late to turn to GodIn the depth of Faustus heart, there is a feeling for repentance and so the Good Angel urges him to return to GodROLE OF THE EVIL ANGELThe Evil Angel is an agent of Lucifer who appears in pair with the Good AngelIt tries to keep Faustus focused on power, wealth and worldly pleasuresIn direct contrast to the Good Angel, the Evil Angel represents the evil side in the good/evil dichotomy

It mirrors what Faustus evil nature is thinkingIts main message to Faustus is that God will never accept his repentanceFaustus is pretty sure that he is damned to hell the minute he even contemplated becoming the devils servant and thats what the Evil Angel wants him to believeThe Evil Angel represents the evil half of Faustus conscience CONCLUSIONThe Good Angel and the Evil Angel are actually a literary device called allegoryThey are one of the features of the morality playsThey are essential personifications of Faustus own good and evil impulsesThe interchanges between the Good Angel and the Evil Angel reveal Faustus struggles within himselfIn a literary sense, the Good Angel and the Evil Angel represent the good and evil side of Faustus conscience for Marlowe tries to show that Faustus, like every human being, has two natures both good and badTHANK YOU