THETRAGICALHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS
BYCHRISTOPHERMARLOWE
FROMTHEQUARTOOF1616。
EDITEDBYTHEREV。ALEXANDERDYCE。
TheTragicallHistoryoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。
WrittenbyCh。Mar。London,PrintedforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,atthesigneoftheBible,1616,4to。
TheTragicallHistoryoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。
WithnewAdditions。WrittenbyCh。Mar。PrintedatLondonforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,1624,4to。
TheTragicallHistorieoftheLifeandDeathofDoctorFaustus。
WithnewAdditions。WrittenbyCh。Mar。PrintedatLondonforJohnWright,andaretobesoldathisshopwithoutNewgate,1631,4to。
InafewplacesIhaveamendedthetextofthisplaybymeansof4to1604。——Ihavemadenouseofthecomparativelymodernedition,4to1663。
DRAMATISPERSONAE。
THEPOPE。
THEEMPEROROFGERMANY。
RAYMOND,kingofHungary。
DUKEOFSAXONY。
BRUNO。
DUKEOFVANHOLT。
MARTINO,>
FREDERICK,>gentlemen。
BENVOLIO,>
FAUSTUS。
VALDES,>friendstoFAUSTUS。
CORNELIUS,>
WAGNER,servanttoFAUSTUS。
Clown。
ROBIN。
DICK。
Vintner。
Horse—courser。
Carter。
AnOldMan。
Scholars,Cardinals,ARCHBISHOPOFRHEIMS,Bishops,Monks,Friars,Soldiers,andAttendants。
DUCHESSOFVANHOLT。
Hostess。
LUCIFER。
BELZEBUB。
MEPHISTOPHILIS。
GoodAngel。
EvilAngel。
TheSevenDeadlySins。
Devils。
SpiritsintheshapesofALEXANDERTHEGREAT,ofhisParamour,ofDARIUS,andofHELEN。
Chorus。
THETRAGICALHISTORYOFDOCTORFAUSTUS
FROMTHEQUARTOOF1616。
EnterCHORUS。
CHORUS。NotmarchinginthefieldsofThrasymene,WhereMarsdidmatethewarlikeCarthagens;
Norsportinginthedallianceoflove,Incourtsofkingswherestateisoverturn’d;
Norinthepompofproudaudaciousdeeds,IntendsourMusetovauntherheavenlyverse:
Onlythis,gentles,——wemustnowperformTheformofFaustus’fortunes,goodorbad:
Andnowtopatientjudgmentsweappeal,AndspeakforFaustusinhisinfancy。
Nowishebornofparentsbaseofstock,InGermany,withinatowncall’dRhodes:
Atriperyears,toWittenberghewent,Whereashiskinsmenchieflybroughthimup。
Somuchheprofitsindivinity,Thatshortlyhewasgrac’dwithdoctor’sname,Excellingall,andsweetlycandisputeInth’heavenlymattersoftheology;
Tillswolnwithcunning,ofaself—conceit,Hiswaxenwingsdidmountabovehisreach,And,melting,heavensconspir’dhisoverthrow;
For,fallingtoadevilishexercise,Andgluttednowwithlearning’sgoldengifts,Hesurfeitsuponcursednecromancy;
Nothingsosweetasmagicistohim,Whichheprefersbeforehischiefestbliss:
Andthisthemanthatinhisstudysits。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUSdiscoveredinhisstudy。
FAUSTUS。Settlethystudies,Faustus,andbeginTosoundthedepthofthatthouwiltprofess:
Havingcommenc’d,beadivineinshow,Yetlevelattheendofeveryart,AndliveanddieinAristotle’sworks。
SweetAnalytics,’tisthouhastravish’dme!
Benedisserereestfinislogices。
Is,todisputewell,logic’schiefestend?
Affordsthisartnogreatermiracle?
Thenreadnomore;thouhastattain’dthatend:
AgreatersubjectfittethFaustus’wit:
BidEconomyfarewell,andGalencome:
Beaphysician,Faustus;heapupgold,Andbeeterniz’dforsomewondrouscure:
Summumbonummedicinoesanitas,Theendofphysicisourbody’shealth。
Why,Faustus,hastthounotattain’dthatend?
Arenotthybillshungupasmonuments,Wherebywholecitieshaveescap’dtheplague,Andthousanddesperatemaladiesbeencur’d?
YetartthoustillbutFaustus,andaman。
Couldstthoumakementoliveeternally,Or,beingdead,raisethemtolifeagain,Thenthisprofessionweretobeesteem’d。
Physic,farewell!WhereisJustinian?
[Reads。]
Siunaeademquereslegaturduobus,alterrem,altervaloremrei,&c。
Apettycaseofpaltrylegacies!
[Reads。]
Exhoereditarefiliumnonpotestpater,nisi,&c。
Suchisthesubjectoftheinstitute,Anduniversalbodyofthelaw:
Thisstudyfitsamercenarydrudge,Whoaimsatnothingbutexternaltrash;
Tooservileandilliberalforme。
Whenallisdone,divinityisbest:
Jerome’sBible,Faustus;viewitwell。
[Reads。]
Stipendiumpeccatimorsest。
Ha!
Stipendium,&c。
Therewardofsinisdeath:that’shard。
[Reads。]
Sipeccassenegamus,fallimur,etnullaestinnobisveritas;
Ifwesaythatwehavenosin,wedeceiveourselves,andthereisnotruthinus。Why,then,belikewemustsin,andsoconsequentlydie:
Ay,wemustdieaneverlastingdeath。
Whatdoctrinecallyouthis,Chesera,sera,Whatwillbe,shallbe?Divinity,adieu!
Thesemetaphysicsofmagicians,Andnecromanticbooksareheavenly;
Lines,circles,scenes,letters,andcharacters;
Ay,thesearethosethatFaustusmostdesires。
O,whataworldofprofitanddelight,Ofpower,ofhonour,andomnipotence,Ispromis’dtothestudiousartizan!
AllthingsthatmovebetweenthequietpolesShallbeatmycommand:emperorsandkingsArebutobeyedintheirseveralprovinces;
Buthisdominionthatexceedsinthis,Stretchethasfarasdoththemindofman;
Asoundmagicianisademigod:
Heretire,mybrains,togainadeity。
EnterWAGNER。
Wagner,commendmetomydearestfriends,TheGermanValdesandCornelius;
Requestthemearnestlytovisitme。
WAGNER。Iwill,sir。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。TheirconferencewillbeagreaterhelptomeThanallmylabours,plodIne’ersofast。
EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。
GOODANGEL。O,Faustus,laythatdamnedbookaside,Andgazenotonit,lestittemptthysoul,AndheapGod’sheavywrathuponthyhead!
Read,readtheScriptures:——thatisblasphemy。
EVILANGEL。Goforward,Faustus,inthatfamousartWhereinallNature’streasureiscontain’d:
BethouonearthasJoveisinthesky,Lordandcommanderoftheseelements。
[ExeuntANGELS。]
FAUSTUS。HowamIgluttedwithconceitofthis!
ShallImakespiritsfetchmewhatIplease,Resolvemeofallambiguities,PerformwhatdesperateenterpriseIwill?
I’llhavethemflytoIndiaforgold,Ransacktheoceanfororientpearl,Andsearchallcornersofthenew—foundworldForpleasantfruitsandprincelydelicates;
I’llhavethemreadmestrangephilosophy,Andtellthesecretsofallforeignkings;
I’llhavethemwallallGermanywithbrass,AndmakeswiftRhinecirclefairWertenberg;
I’llhavethemfillthepublicschoolswithsilk,
Wherewiththestudentsshallbebravelyclad;
I’lllevysoldierswiththecointheybring,AndchasethePrinceofParmafromourland,Andreignsolekingofalltheprovinces;
Yea,strangerenginesforthebruntofwar,ThanwasthefierykeelatAntwerp—bridge,I’llmakemyservilespiritstoinvent。
EnterVALDESandCORNELIUS。
Come,GermanValdes,andCornelius,Andmakemeblestwithyoursageconference。
Valdes,sweetValdes,andCornelius,KnowthatyourwordshavewonmeatthelastTopracticemagicandconcealedarts。
Philosophyisodiousandobscure;
Bothlawandphysicareforpettywits:
’Tismagic,magicthathathravish’dme。
Then,gentlefriends,aidmeinthisattempt;
AndI,thathavewithsubtlesyllogismsGravell’dthepastorsoftheGermanchurch,AndmadethefloweringprideofWittenbergSwarmtomyproblems,asth’infernalspiritsOnsweetMusaeuswhenhecametohell,WillbeascunningasAgrippawas,WhoseshadowmadeallEuropehonourhim。
VALDES。Faustus,thesebooks,thywit,andourexperience,Shallmakeallnationstocanonizeus。
AsIndianMoorsobeytheirSpanishlords,SoshallthespiritsofeveryelementBealwaysserviceabletousthree;
Likelionsshalltheyguarduswhenweplease;
LikeAlmainrutterswiththeirhorsemen’sstaves,OrLaplandgiants,trottingbyoursides;
Sometimeslikewomen,orunweddedmaids,ShadowingmorebeautyintheirairybrowsThanhavethewhitebreastsofthequeenoflove:
>FromVeniceshalltheydraghugeargosies,AndfromAmericathegoldenfleeceThatyearlystuffsoldPhilip’streasury;
IflearnedFaustuswillberesolute。
FAUSTUS。Valdes,asresoluteamIinthisAsthoutolive:thereforeobjectitnot。
CORNELIUS。ThemiraclesthatmagicwillperformWillmaketheevowtostudynothingelse。
Hethatisgroundedinastrology,Enrich’dwithtongues,wellseeninminerals,Hathalltheprinciplesmagicdothrequire:
Thendoubtnot,Faustus,buttoberenowm’d,
AndmorefrequentedforthismysteryThanheretoforetheDelphianoracle。
Thespiritstellmetheycandrythesea,Andfetchthetreasureofallforeignwrecks,Yea,allthewealththatourforefathershidWithinthemassyentrailsoftheearth:
Thentellme,Faustus,whatshallwethreewant?
FAUSTUS。Nothing,Cornelius。O,thischeersmysoul!
Come,shewmesomedemonstrationsmagical,ThatImayconjureinsomebushygrove,Andhavethesejoysinfullpossession。
VALDES。Thenhastetheetosomesolitarygrove,AndbearwiseBacon’sandAlbertus’works,TheHebrewPsalter,andNewTestament;
AndwhatsoeverelseisrequisiteWewillinformtheeereourconferencecease。
CORNELIUS。Valdes,firstlethimknowthewordsofart;
Andthen,allotherceremonieslearn’d,Faustusmaytryhiscunningbyhimself。
VALDES。FirstI’llinstructtheeintherudiments,AndthenwiltthoubeperfecterthanI。
FAUSTUS。Thencomeanddinewithme,and,aftermeat,We’llcanvasseveryquidditythereof;
For,ereIsleep,I’lltrywhatIcando:
ThisnightI’llconjure,thoughIdietherefore。
[Exeunt。]
EntertwoSCHOLARS。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Iwonderwhat’sbecomeofFaustus,thatwaswonttomakeourschoolsringwithsicprobo。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Thatshallwepresentlyknow;herecomeshisboy。
EnterWAGNER。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Hownow,sirrah!where’sthymaster?
WAGNER。Godinheavenknows。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Why,dostnotthouknow,then?
WAGNER。Yes,Iknow;butthatfollowsnot。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Goto,sirrah!leaveyourjesting,andtelluswhereheis。
WAGNER。Thatfollowsnotbyforceofargument,whichyou,beinglicentiates,shouldstandupon:thereforeacknowledgeyourerror,andbeattentive。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Thenyouwillnottellus?
WAGNER。Youaredeceived,forIwilltellyou:yet,ifyouwerenotdunces,youwouldneveraskmesuchaquestion;forishenotcorpusnaturale?andisnotthatmobile?thenwhereforeshouldyouaskmesuchaquestion?ButthatIambynaturephlegmatic,slowtowrath,andpronetolechery(tolove,Iwouldsay),itwerenotforyoutocomewithinfortyfootoftheplaceofexecution,althoughIdonotdoubtbuttoseeyoubothhangedthenextsessions。Thushavingtriumphedoveryou,Iwillsetmycountenancelikeaprecisian,andbegintospeakthus:——
Truly,mydearbrethren,mymasteriswithinatdinner,withValdesandCornelius,asthiswine,ifitcouldspeak,wouldinformyourworships:andso,theLordblessyou,preserveyou,andkeepyou,mydearbrethren!
[Exit。]
FIRSTSCHOLAR。OFaustus!
ThenIfearthatwhichIhavelongsuspected,Thatthouartfall’nintothatdamnedartForwhichtheytwoareinfamousthroughtheworld。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Wereheastranger,notalliedtome,Thedangerofhissoulwouldmakememourn。
But,come,letusgoandinformtheRector:
Itmaybehisgravecounselmayreclaimhim。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Ifearmenothingwillreclaimhimnow。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Yetletusseewhatwecando。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFAUSTUS。
FAUSTUS。Nowthatthegloomyshadowofthenight,LongingtoviewOrion’sdrizzlinglook,Leapsfromth’antarticworlduntothesky,Anddimsthewelkinwithherpitchybreath,Faustus,beginthineincantations,Andtryifdevilswillobeythyhest,Seeingthouhastpray’dandsacrific’dtothem。
WithinthiscircleisJehovah’sname,Forwardandbackwardanagrammatiz’d,Th’abbreviatednamesofholysaints,Figuresofeveryadjuncttotheheavens,Andcharactersofsignsanderringstars,Bywhichthespiritsareenforc’dtorise:
Thenfearnot,Faustus,toberesolute,Andtrytheutmostmagiccanperform。
[Thunder。]
SintmihidiiAcherontispropitii!ValeatnumentriplexJehovoe!
Ignei,aerii,aquatanispiritus,salvete!OrientisprincepsBelzebub,inferniardentismonarcha,etDemogorgon,propitiamusvos,utappareatetsurgatMephistophilisDragon,quodtumeraris:
perJehovam,Gehennam,etconsecratamaquamquamnuncspargo,signumquecrucisquodnuncfacio,etpervotanostra,ipsenuncsurgatnobisdicatusMephistophilis!
EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。
Ichargetheetoreturn,andchangethyshape;
Thouarttoouglytoattendonme:
Go,andreturnanoldFranciscanfriar;
Thatholyshapebecomesadevilbest。
[ExitMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
Iseethere’svirtueinmyheavenlywords。
Whowouldnotbeproficientinthisart?
HowpliantisthisMephistophilis,Fullofobedienceandhumility!
Suchistheforceofmagicandmyspells。
Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILISlikeaFranciscanfriar。
MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,whatwouldstthouhavemedo?
FAUSTUS。IchargetheewaituponmewhilstIlive,TodowhateverFaustusshallcommand,Beittomakethemoondropfromhersphere,Ortheoceantooverwhelmtheworld。
MEPHIST。IamaservanttogreatLucifer,Andmaynotfollowtheewithouthisleave:
Nomorethanhecommandsmustweperform。
FAUSTUS。Didnothechargetheetoappeartome?
MEPHIST。No,Icamehitherofmineownaccord。
FAUSTUS。Didnotmyconjuringspeechesraisethee?speak!
MEPHIST。Thatwasthecause,butyetperaccidens;
For,whenwehearonerackthenameofGod,AbjuretheScripturesandhisSaviourChrist,Wefly,inhopetogethisglorioussoul;
Norwillwecome,unlessheusesuchmeansWherebyheisindangertobedamn’d。
ThereforetheshortestcutforconjuringIsstoutlytoabjureallgodliness,Andpraydevoutlytotheprinceofhell。
FAUSTUS。SoFaustushathAlreadydone;andholdsthisprinciple,ThereisnochiefbutonlyBelzebub;
TowhomFaustusdothdedicatehimself。
Thisword"damnation"terrifiesnotme,ForIconfoundhellinElysium:
Myghostbewiththeoldphilosophers!
But,leavingthesevaintriflesofmen’ssouls,TellmewhatisthatLuciferthylord?
MEPHIST。Arch—regentandcommanderofallspirits。
FAUSTUS。WasnotthatLuciferanangelonce?
MEPHIST。Yes,Faustus,andmostdearlylov’dofGod。
FAUSTUS。Howcomesit,then,thatheisprinceofdevils?
MEPHIST。O,byaspiringprideandinsolence;
ForwhichGodthrewhimfromthefaceofheaven。
FAUSTUS。AndwhatareyouthatlivewithLucifer?
MEPHIST。UnhappyspiritsthatfellwithLucifer,Conspir’dagainstourGodwithLucifer,Andareforeverdamn’dwithLucifer。
FAUSTUS。Whereareyoudamn’d?
MEPHIST。Inhell。
FAUSTUS。Howcomesit,then,thatthouartoutofhell?
MEPHIST。Why,thisishell,noramIoutofit:
Think’stthouthatI,thatsawthefaceofGod,Andtastedtheeternaljoysofheaven,Amnottormentedwithtenthousandhells,Inbeingdepriv’dofeverlastingbliss?
O,Faustus,leavethesefrivolousdemands,Whichstrikeaterrortomyfaintingsoul!
FAUSTUS。What,isgreatMephistophilissopassionateForbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven?
LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude,Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess。
GobearthesetidingstogreatLucifer:
SeeingFaustushathincurr’deternaldeathBydesperatethoughtsagainstJove’sdeity,Say,hesurrendersuptohimhissoul,Sohewillsparehimfourandtwentyyears,Lettinghimliveinallvoluptuousness;
Havingtheeevertoattendonme,TogivemewhatsoeverIshallask,TotellmewhatsoeverIdemand,Toslaymineenemies,andtoaidmyfriends,Andalwaysbeobedienttomywill。
Go,andreturntomightyLucifer,Andmeetmeinmystudyatmidnight,Andthenresolvemeofthymaster’smind。
MEPHIST。Iwill,Faustus。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。HadIasmanysoulsastherebestars,I’dgivethemallforMephistophilis。
ByhimI’llbegreatemperoroftheworld,Andmakeabridgethoroughthemovingair,Topasstheoceanwithabandofmen;
I’lljointhehillsthatbindtheAfricshore,AndmakethatcountrycontinenttoSpain,Andbothcontributarytomycrown:
TheEmperorshallnotlivebutbymyleave,NoranypotentateofGermany。
NowthatIhaveobtain’dwhatIdesir’d,I’llliveinspeculationofthisart,TillMephistophilisreturnagain。
[Exit。]
EnterWAGNERandCLOWN。
WAGNER。Comehither,sirrahboy。
CLOWN。Boy!O,disgracetomyperson!zounds,boyinyourface!
Youhaveseenmanyboyswithbeards,Iamsure。
WAGNER。Sirrah,hastthounocomingsin?
CLOWN。Yes,andgoingsouttoo,youmaysee,sir。
WAGNER。Alas,poorslave!seehowpovertyjestsinhisnakedness!
Iknowthevillain’soutofservice,andsohungry,thatIknowhewouldgivehissoultothedevilforashoulderofmutton,thoughitwereblood—raw。
CLOWN。Notsoneither:Ihadneedtohaveitwellroasted,andgoodsaucetoit,ifIpaysodear,Icantellyou。
WAGNER。Sirrah,wiltthoubemyman,andwaitonme,andIwillmaketheegolikeQuimihidiscipulus?
CLOWN。What,inverse?
WAGNER。No,slave;inbeatensilkandstaves—acre。
CLOWN。Staves—acre!that’sgoodtokillvermin:then,belike,ifIserveyou,Ishallbelousy。
WAGNER。Why,sothoushaltbe,whetherthoudostitorno;for,sirrah,ifthoudostnotpresentlybindthyselftomeforsevenyears,I’llturnalltheliceabouttheeintofamiliars,andmakethemteartheeinpieces。
CLOWN。Nay,sir,youmaysaveyourselfalabour,fortheyareasfamiliarwithmeasiftheypaidfortheirmeatanddrink,Icantellyou。
WAGNER。Well,sirrah,leaveyourjesting,andtaketheseguilders。
[Givesmoney。]
CLOWN。Yes,marry,sir;andIthankyoutoo。
WAGNER。So,nowthouarttobeatanhour’swarning,whensoeverandwheresoeverthedevilshallfetchthee。
CLOWN。Here,takeyourguildersagain;I’llnoneof’em。
WAGNER。NotI;thouartpressed:preparethyself,orIwillpresentlyraiseuptwodevilstocarrytheeaway。——Banio!Belcher!
CLOWN。Belcher!anBelchercomehere,I’llbelchhim:Iamnotafraidofadevil。
EntertwoDEVILS。
WAGNER。Hownow,sir!willyouservemenow?
CLOWN。Ay,goodWagner;takeawaythedevil[s],then。
WAGNER。Spirits,away!
[ExeuntDEVILS。]
Now,sirrah,followme。
CLOWN。Iwill,sir:butharkyou,master;willyouteachmethisconjuringoccupation?
WAGNER。Ay,sirrah,I’llteachtheetoturnthyselftoadog,oracat,oramouse,orarat,oranything。
CLOWN。Adog,oracat,oramouse,orarat!
O,brave,Wagner!
WAGNER。Villain,callmeMasterWagner,andseethatyouwalkattentively,andletyourrighteyebealwaysdiametrallyfixeduponmyleftheel,thatthoumaystquasivestigiisnostris
insistere。
CLOWN。Well,sir,Iwarrantyou。
[Exeunt。]
FAUSTUSdiscoveredinhisstudy。
FAUSTUS。Now,Faustus,Mustthouneedsbedamn’d,canstthounotbesav’d。
Whatbootsit,then,tothinkonGodorheaven?
Awaywithsuchvainfancies,anddespair;
DespairinGod,andtrustinBelzebub:
Now,gonotbackward,Faustus;beresolute:
Whywaver’stthou?O,somethingsoundethinmineear,"Abjurethismagic,turntoGodagain!"
Why,helovestheenot;
Thegodthouserv’stisthineownappetite,Whereinisfix’dtheloveofBelzebub:
TohimI’llbuildanaltarandachurch,Andofferlukewarmbloodofnew—bornbabes。
EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。
EVILANGEL。Goforward,Faustus,inthatfamousart。
GOODANGEL。SweetFaustus,leavethatexecrableart。
FAUSTUS。Contrition,prayer,repentance——whatofthese?
GOODANGEL。O,theyaremeanstobringtheeuntoheaven!
EVILANGEL。Ratherillusions,fruitsoflunacy,Thatmakemenfoolishthatdousethemmost。
GOODANGEL。SweetFaustus,thinkofheavenandheavenlythings。
EVILANGEL。No,Faustus;thinkofhonourandofwealth。
[ExeuntANGELS。]
FAUSTUS。Wealth!
Why,thesignioryofEmbdenshallbemine。
WhenMephistophilisshallstandbyme,Whatpowercanhurtme?Faustus,thouartsafe:
Castnomoredoubts。——Mephistophilis,come,AndbringgladtidingsfromgreatLucifer;——
Is’tnotmidnight?——comeMephistophilis,AndbringgladtidingsfromgreatLucifer;——
Is’tnotmidnight?——comeMephistophilis,Veni,veni,Mephistophile!
EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。
NowtellmewhatsaithLucifer,thylord?
MEPHIST。ThatIshallwaitonFaustuswhilsthelives,Sohewillbuymyservicewithhissoul。
FAUSTUS。AlreadyFaustushathhazardedthatforthee。
MEPHIST。Butnowthoumustbequeathitsolemnly,Andwriteadeedofgiftwiththineownblood;
ForthatsecuritycravesLucifer。
Ifthoudenyit,Imustbacktohell。
FAUSTUS。Stay,Mephistophilis,andtellme,whatgoodwillmysouldothylord?
MEPHIST。Enlargehiskingdom。
FAUSTUS。Isthatthereasonwhyhetemptsusthus?
MEPHIST。Solamenmiserissocioshabuissedoloris。
FAUSTUS。Why,haveyouanypainthattortureothers?
MEPHIST。Asgreatashavethehumansoulsofmen。
But,tellme,Faustus,shallIhavethysoul?
AndIwillbethyslave,andwaitonthee,Andgivetheemorethanthouhastwittoask。
FAUSTUS。Ay,Mephistophilis,I’llgiveitthee。
MEPHIST。Then,Faustus,stabthinearmcourageously,Andbindthysoul,thatatsomecertaindayGreatLucifermayclaimitashisown;
AndthenbethouasgreatasLucifer。
FAUSTUS。[Stabbinghisarm]Lo,Mephistophilis,forloveofthee,Faustushathcuthisarm,andwithhisproperbloodAssureshissoultobegreatLucifer’s,Chieflordandregentofperpetualnight!
Viewherethisbloodthattricklesfromminearm,Andletitbepropitiousformywish。
MEPHIST。But,Faustus,Writeitinmannerofadeedofgift。
FAUSTUS。[Writing]Ay,soIdo。But,Mephistophilis,Mybloodcongeals,andIcanwritenomore。
MEPHIST。I’llfetchtheefiretodissolveitstraight。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。Whatmightthestayingofmybloodportend?
IsitunwillingIshouldwritethisbill?
Whystreamsitnot,thatImaywriteafresh?
FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL:O,thereitstay’d!
Whyshouldstthounot?isnotthysoulthineown?
Thenwriteagain,FAUSTUSGIVESTOTHEEHISSOUL。
Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILISwiththechaferoffire。
MEPHIST。See,Faustus,hereisfire;setiton。
FAUSTUS。So,nowthebloodbeginstoclearagain;
NowwillImakeanendimmediately。
[Writes。]
MEPHIST。WhatwillnotIdotoobtainhissoul?
[Aside。]
FAUSTUS。Consummatumest;thisbillisended,AndFaustushathbequeath’dhissoultoLucifer。
Butwhatisthisinscriptiononminearm?
Homo,fuge:whithershouldIfly?
IfuntoGod,he’llthrowmedowntohell。
Mysensesaredeceiv’d;here’snothingwrit:——
O,yes,Iseeitplain;evenhereiswrit,Homo,fuge:yetshallnotFaustusfly。
MEPHIST。I’llfetchhimsomewhattodelighthismind。
[Aside,andthenexit。]
EnterDEVILS,givingcrownsandrichappareltoFAUSTUS。
Theydance,andthendepart。
Re—enterMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。Whatmeansthisshow?speak,Mephistophilis。
MEPHIST。Nothing,Faustus,buttodelightthymind,Andlettheeseewhatmagiccanperform。
FAUSTUS。ButmayIraisesuchspiritswhenIplease?
MEPHIST。Ay,Faustus,anddogreaterthingsthanthese。
FAUSTUS。Then,Mephistophilis,receivethisscroll,
Adeedofgiftofbodyandofsoul:
ButyetconditionallythatthouperformAllcovenantsandarticlesbetweenusboth!
MEPHIST。Faustus,IswearbyhellandLuciferToeffectallpromisesbetweenusboth!
FAUSTUS。Thenhearmereadit,Mephistophilis。
[Reads。]
ONTHESECONDITIONSFOLLOWING。FIRST,THATFAUSTUSMAYBEA
SPIRITINFORMANDSUBSTANCE。SECONDLY,THATMEPHISTOPHILIS
SHALLBEHISSERVANT,ANDBEBYHIMCOMMANDED。THIRDLY,THAT
MEPHISTOPHILISSHALLDOFORHIM,ANDBRINGHIMWHATSOEVERHE
DESIRES。FOURTHLY,THATHESHALLBEINHISCHAMBERORHOUSE
INVISIBLE。LASTLY,THATHESHALLAPPEARTOTHESAIDJOHNFAUSTUS,ATALLTIMES,INWHATSHAPEANDFORMSOEVERHEPLEASE。I,JOHN
FAUSTUS,OFWITTENBERG,DOCTOR,BYTHESEPRESENTS,DOGIVEBOTH
BODYANDSOULTOLUCIFERPRINCEOFTHEEAST,ANDHISMINISTER
MEPHISTOPHILIS;ANDFURTHERMOREGRANTUNTOTHEM,THAT,FOUR—AND—
TWENTYYEARSBEINGEXPIRED,ANDTHESEARTICLESABOVE—WRITTEN
BEINGINVIOLATE,FULLPOWERTOFETCHORCARRYTHESAIDJOHNFAUSTUS,BODYANDSOUL,FLESHANDBLOOD,INTOTHEIRHABITATIONWHERESOEVER。
BYME,JOHNFAUSTUS。
MEPHIST。Speak,Faustus,doyoudeliverthisasyourdeed?
FAUSTUS。Ay,takeit,andthedevilgivetheegoodofit!
MEPHIST。So,now,Faustus,askmewhatthouwilt。
FAUSTUS。FirstIwillquestionwiththeeabouthell。
Tellme,whereistheplacethatmencallhell?
MEPHIST。Undertheheavens。
FAUSTUS。Ay,soareallthingselse;butwhereabouts?
MEPHIST。Withinthebowelsoftheseelements,Wherewearetortur’dandremainforever:
Hellhathnolimits,noriscircumscrib’dInoneself—place;butwhereweareishell,Andwherehellis,theremustweeverbe:
And,tobeshort,whenalltheworlddissolves,Andeverycreatureshallbepurified,Allplacesshallbehellthatarenotheaven。
FAUSTUS。Ithinkhell’safable。
MEPHIST。Ay,thinksostill,tillexperiencechangethymind。
FAUSTUS。Why,dostthouthinkthatFaustusshallbedamn’d?
MEPHIST。Ay,ofnecessity,forhere’sthescrollInwhichthouhastgiventhysoultoLucifer。
FAUSTUS。Ay,andbodytoo;andwhatofthat?
Think’stthouthatFaustusissofondtoimagineThat,afterthislife,thereisanypain?
No,thesearetriflesandmereoldwives’tales。
MEPHIST。ButIamaninstancetoprovethecontrary,ForItelltheeIamdamn’dandnowinhell。
FAUSTUS。Nay,anthisbehell,I’llwillinglybedamn’d:
What!sleeping,eating,walking,anddisputing!
But,leavingthis,letmehaveawife,ThefairestmaidinGermany;
ForIamwantonandlascivious,Andcannotlivewithoutawife。
MEPHIST。Well,Faustus,thoushalthaveawife。
[MEPHISTOPHILISfetchesinaWOMAN—DEVIL。]
FAUSTUS。Whatsightisthis?
MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,wiltthouhaveawife?
FAUSTUS。Here’sahotwhore,indeed:no,I’llnowife。
MEPHIST。Marriageisbutaceremonialtoy,And,ifthoulov’stme,thinknomoreofit。
I’llculltheeoutthefairestcourtezans,Andbringthemeverymorningtothybed:
Shewhomthineeyeshalllike,thyheartshallhave,WeresheaschasteaswasPenelope,AswiseasSaba,orasbeautifulAswasbrightLuciferbeforehisfall。
Here,takethisbook,peruseitwell:
Theiteratingoftheselinesbringsgold;
TheframingofthiscircleonthegroundBringsthunder,whirlwinds,storm,andlightning;
Pronouncethisthricedevoutlytothyself,Andmeninharnessshallappeartothee,Readytoexecutewhatthoucommand’st。
FAUSTUS。Thanks,Mephistophilis,forthissweetbook:
ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFAUSTUS,inhisstudy,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。WhenIbeholdtheheavens,thenIrepent,Andcursethee,wickedMephistophilis,Becausethouhastdepriv’dmeofthosejoys。
MEPHIST。’Twasthineownseeking,Faustus;thankthyself。
But,think’stthouheavenissuchagloriousthing?
Itellthee,Faustus,itisnothalfsofairAsthou,oranymanthatbreathesonearth。
FAUSTUS。Howprov’stthouthat?
MEPHIST。’Twasmadeforman;thenhe’smoreexcellent。
FAUSTUS。Ifheavenwasmadeforman,’twasmadeforme:
Iwillrenouncethismagicandrepent。
EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。
GOODANGEL。Faustus,repent;yetGodwillpitythee。
EVILANGEL。Thouartaspirit;Godcannotpitythee。
FAUSTUS。WhobuzzethinmineearsIamaspirit?
BeIadevil,yetGodmaypityme;
Yea,Godwillpityme,ifIrepent。
EVILANGEL。Ay,butFaustusnevershallrepent。
[ExeuntANGELS。]
FAUSTUS。Myheartisharden’d,Icannotrepent;
ScarcecanInamesalvation,faith,orheaven:
Swords,poisons,halters,andenvenom’dsteelArelaidbeforemetodespatchmyself;
AndlongerethisIshouldhavedonethedeed,Hadnotsweetpleasureconquer’ddeepdespair。
HavenotImadeblindHomersingtomeOfAlexander’sloveandOenon’sdeath?
Andhathnothe,thatbuiltthewallsofThebesWithravishingsoundofhismelodiousharp,MademusicwithmyMephistophilis?
WhyshouldIdie,then,orbaselydespair?
Iamresolv’d;Faustusshallnotrepent。——
Come,Mephistophilis,letusdisputeagain,Andreasonofdivineastrology。
Speak,aretheremanyspheresabovethemoon?
Areallcelestialbodiesbutoneglobe,Asisthesubstanceofthiscentricearth?
MEPHIST。Asaretheelements,sucharetheheavens,Evenfromthemoonuntoth’empyrealorb,Mutuallyfoldedineachother’sspheres,Andjointlymoveupononeaxletree,Whosetermineisterm’dtheworld’swidepole;
NorarethenamesofSaturn,Mars,orJupiterFeign’d,butareerringstars。
FAUSTUS。Buthavetheyallonemotion,bothsituettempore?
MEPHIST。Allmovefromeasttowestinfour—and—twentyhoursuponthepolesoftheworld;butdifferintheirmotionsuponthepolesofthezodiac。
FAUSTUS。TheseslenderquestionsWagnercandecide:
HathMephistophilisnogreaterskill?
Whoknowsnotthedoublemotionoftheplanets?
Thatthefirstisfinish’dinanaturalday;
Thesecondthus;Saturninthirtyyears;Jupiterintwelve;
Marsinfour;theSun,Venus,andMercuryinayear;theMoonintwenty—eightdays。Thesearefreshmen’squestions。Buttellme,hatheverysphereadominionorintelligentia?
MEPHIST。Ay。
FAUSTUS。Howmanyheavensorspheresarethere?
MEPHIST。Nine;thesevenplanets,thefirmament,andtheempyrealheaven。
FAUSTUS。Butistherenotcoelumigneumetcrystallinum?
MEPHIST。No,Faustus,theybebutfables。
FAUSTUS。Resolveme,then,inthisonequestion;whyarenotconjunctions,oppositions,aspects,eclipses,allatonetime,butinsomeyearswehavemore,insomeless?
MEPHIST。Perinoequalemmotumrespectutotius。
FAUSTUS。Well,Iamanswered。Nowtellmewhomadetheworld?
MEPHIST。Iwillnot。
FAUSTUS。SweetMephistophilis,tellme。
MEPHIST。Movemenot,Faustus。
FAUSTUS。Villain,haveInotboundtheetotellmeanything?
MEPHIST。Ay,thatisnotagainstourkingdom;thisis。
Thouartdamned;thinkthouofhell。
FAUSTUS。Think,Faustus,uponGodthatmadetheworld。
MEPHIST。Rememberthis。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。Ay,go,accursedspirit,touglyhell!
’Tisthouhastdamn’ddistressedFaustus’soul。
Is’tnottoolate?
Re—enterGOODANGELandEVILANGEL。
EVILANGEL。Toolate。
GOODANGEL。Nevertoolate,ifFaustuswillrepent。
EVILANGEL。Ifthourepent,devilswillteartheeinpieces。
GOODANGEL。Repent,andtheyshallneverrazethyskin。
[ExeuntANGELS。]
FAUSTUS。OChrist,mySaviour,mySaviourHelptosavedistressedFaustus’soul!
EnterLUCIFER,BELZEBUB,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
LUCIFER。Christcannotsavethysoul,forheisjust:
There’snonebutIhaveinterestinthesame。
FAUSTUS。O,whatartthouthatlook’stsoterribly?
LUCIFER。IamLucifer,Andthisismycompanion—princeinhell。
FAUSTUS。OFaustus,theyarecometofetchthysoul!
BELZEBUB。Wearecometotelltheethoudostinjureus。
LUCIFER。Thoucall’stofChrist,contrarytothypromise。
BELZEBUB。ThoushouldstnotthinkonGod。
LUCIFER。Thinkofthedevil。
BELZEBUB。Andhisdamtoo。
FAUSTUS。NorwillFaustushenceforth:pardonhimforthis,AndFaustusvowsnevertolooktoheaven。
LUCIFER。Soshaltthoushewthyselfanobedientservant,Andwewillhighlygratifytheeforit。
BELZEBUB。Faustus,wearecomefromhellinpersontoshewtheesomepastime:sitdown,andthoushaltbeholdtheSevenDeadlySinsappeartotheeintheirownpropershapesandlikeness。
FAUSTUS。Thatsightwillbeaspleasantuntome,AsParadisewastoAdamthefirstdayOfhiscreation。
LUCIFER。TalknotofParadiseorcreation;butmarktheshow。——
Go,Mephistophilis,andfetchthemin。
MEPHISTOPHILISbringsintheSEVENDEADLYSINS。
BELZEBUB。Now,Faustus,questionthemoftheirnamesanddispositions。
FAUSTUS。ThatshallIsoon。——Whatartthou,thefirst?
PRIDE。IamPride。Idisdaintohaveanyparents。IamliketoOvid’sflea;Icancreepintoeverycornerofawench;sometimes,likeaperriwig,Isituponherbrow;next,likeanecklace,Ihangaboutherneck;then,likeafanoffeathers,Ikissherlips;
andthen,turningmyselftoawroughtsmock,dowhatIlist。
But,fie,whatasmellishere!I’llnotspeakawordmoreforaking’sransom,unlessthegroundbeperfumed,andcoveredwithclothofarras。
FAUSTUS。Thouartaproudknave,indeed。——Whatartthou,thesecond?
COVETOUSNESS。IamCovetousness,begottenofanoldchurl,inaleatherbag:and,mightInowobtainmywish,thishouse,you,andall,shouldturntogold,thatImightlockyousafeintomychest:Omysweetgold!
FAUSTUS。Andwhatartthou,thethird?
ENVY。IamEnvy,begottenofachimney—sweeperandanoyster—wife。
Icannotread,andthereforewishallbooksburned。Iamleanwithseeingotherseat。O,thattherewouldcomeafamineoveralltheworld,thatallmightdie,andIlivealone!thenthoushouldstseehowfatI’dbe。Butmustthousit,andIstand?
comedown,withavengeance!
FAUSTUS。Out,enviouswretch!——Butwhatartthou,thefourth?
WRATH。IamWrath。Ihadneitherfathernormother:Ileaptoutofalion’smouthwhenIwasscarceanhourold;andeversincehaverunupanddowntheworldwiththiscaseofrapiers,woundingmyselfwhenIcouldgetnonetofightwithal。
Iwasborninhell;andlooktoit,forsomeofyoushallbemyfather。
FAUSTUS。Andwhatartthou,thefifth?
GLUTTONY。IamGluttony。Myparentsarealldead,andthedevilapennytheyhaveleftme,butasmallpension,andthatbuysmethirtymealsa—dayandtenbevers,——asmalltrifletosufficenature。Icomeofaroyalpedigree:myfatherwasaGammonofBacon,mymotherwasaHogsheadofClaret—wine;mygodfatherswerethese,PeterPickled—herringandMartinMartlemas—beef;butmygodmother,O,shewasanancientgentlewoman;hernamewasMargeryMarch—beer。Now,Faustus,thouhastheardallmyprogeny;
wiltthoubidmetosupper?
FAUSTUS。NotI。
GLUTTONY。Thenthedevilchokethee!
FAUSTUS。Chokethyself,glutton!——Whatartthou,thesixth?
SLOTH。Heigho!IamSloth。Iwasbegottenonasunnybank。
Heigho!I’llnotspeakawordmoreforaking’sransom。
FAUSTUS。Andwhatareyou,MistressMinx,theseventhandlast?
LECHERY。Who,I,sir?Iamonethatlovesaninchofrawmuttonbetterthananelloffriedstock—fish;andthefirstletterofmynamebeginswithL。
LUCIFER。Awaytohell,away!On,piper!
[ExeunttheSINS。]
FAUSTUS。O,howthissightdothdelightmysoul!
LUCIFER。Tut,Faustus,inhellisallmannerofdelight。
FAUSTUS。O,mightIseehell,andreturnagainsafe,HowhappywereIthen!
LUCIFER。Faustus,thoushalt;atmidnightIwillsendforthee。
Meanwhileperusethisbookandviewitthroughly,Andthoushaltturnthyselfintowhatshapethouwilt。
FAUSTUS。Thanks,mightyLucifer!
ThiswillIkeepascharyasmylife。
LUCIFER。Now,Faustus,farewell。
FAUSTUS。Farewell,greatLucifer。
[ExeuntLUCIFERandBELZEBUB。]
Come,Mephistophilis。
[Exeunt。]
EnterROBIN,withabook。
ROBIN。What,Dick!looktothehorsesthere,tillIcomeagain。
IhavegottenoneofDoctorFaustus’conjuring—books;andnowwe’llhavesuchknaveryas’tpasses。
EnterDICK。
DICK。What,Robin!youmustcomeawayandwalkthehorses。
ROBIN。Iwalkthehorses!Iscorn’t,faith:Ihaveothermattersinhand:letthehorseswalkthemselves,antheywill。——
[Reads。]
Aperse,a;t,h,e,the;operse,o;Demyorgongorgon。——
Keepfurtherfromme,Othouilliterateandunlearnedhostler!
DICK。’Snails,whathastthougotthere?abook!why,thoucanstnottellne’erawordon’t。
ROBIN。Thatthoushaltseepresently:keepoutofthecircle,Isay,lestIsendyouintotheostrywithavengeance。
DICK。That’slike,faith!youhadbestleaveyourfoolery;for,anmymastercome,he’llconjureyou,faith。
ROBIN。Mymasterconjureme!I’lltelltheewhat;anmymastercomehere,I’llclapasfairapairofhornson’sheadase’erthousawestinthylife。
DICK。Thouneed’stnotdothat,formymistresshathdoneit。
ROBIN。Ay,therebeofusherethathavewadedasdeepintomattersasothermen,iftheyweredisposedtotalk。
DICK。Aplaguetakeyou!Ithoughtyoudidnotsneakupanddownafterherfornothing。But,Iprithee,tellmeingoodsadness,Robin,isthataconjuring—book?
ROBIN。Dobutspeakwhatthou’lthavemetodo,andI’lldo’t:
ifthou’ltdancenaked,putoffthyclothes,andI’llconjuretheeaboutpresently;or,ifthou’ltgobuttothetavernwithme,I’llgivetheewhitewine,redwine,claret—wine,sack,muscadine,malmsey,andwhippincrust,hold,belly,hold;andwe’llnotpayonepennyforit。
DICK。0,brave!Prithee,let’stoitpresently,forIamasdryasadog。
ROBIN。Come,then,let’saway。
[Exeunt。]
EnterCHORUS。
CHORUS。LearnedFaustus,TofindthesecretsofastronomyGraveninthebookofJove’shighfirmament,DidmounthimuptoscaleOlympus’top;
Where,sittinginachariotburningbright,Drawnbythestrengthofyokeddragons’necks,Heviewstheclouds,theplanets,andthestars,Thetropiczones,andquartersofthesky,>FromthebrightcircleofthehornedmoonEventotheheightofPrimumMobile;
And,whirlingroundwiththiscircumference,Withintheconcavecompassofthepole,>Fromeasttowesthisdragonsswiftlyglide,Andineightdaysdidbringhimhomeagain。
Notlonghestay’dwithinhisquiethouse,Toresthisbonesafterhiswearytoil;
Butnewexploitsdohalehimoutagain:
And,mountedthenuponadragon’sback,Thatwithhiswingsdidpartthesubtleair,Henowisgonetoprovecosmography,Thatmeasurescoastsandkingdomsoftheearth;
And,asIguess,willfirstarriveatRome,ToseethePopeandmannerofhiscourt,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thewhichthisdayishighlysolemniz’d。
[Exit。]
EnterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。
FAUSTUS。Havingnow,mygoodMephistophilis,Pass’dwithdelightthestatelytownofTrier,Environ’droundwithairymountain—tops,Withwallsofflint,anddeep—entrenchedlakes,Nottobewonbyanyconqueringprince;
>FromParisnext,coastingtherealmofFrance,WesawtheriverMainefallintoRhine,
Whosebanksaresetwithgrovesoffruitfulvines;
ThenuptoNaples,richCampania,Whosebuildingsfairandgorgeoustotheeye,Thestreetsstraightforth,andpav’dwithfinestbrick,Quarterthetowninfourequivalents:
TheresawwelearnedMaro’sgoldentomb;
Thewayhecut,anEnglishmileinlength,Thorougharockofstone,inonenight’sspace;
>FromthencetoVenice,Padua,andtherest,
Inoneofwhichasumptuoustemplestands,Thatthreatsthestarswithheraspiringtop,Whoseframeispav’dwithsundry—colour’dstones,Androof’daloftwithcuriousworkingold。
ThushithertohathFaustusspenthistime:
Buttellmenow,whatresting—placeisthis?
Hastthou,aserstIdidcommand,ConductedmewithinthewallsofRome?
MEPHIST。Ihave,myFaustus;and,forproofthereof,ThisisthegoodlypalaceofthePope;
And,’causewearenocommonguests,Ichoosehisprivy—chamberforouruse。
FAUSTUS。IhopehisHolinesswillbiduswelcome。
MEPHIST。All’sone,forwe’llbeboldwithhisvenison。