Analyse the ways in which Faustus thinks of using the magic powers he is seeking to acquire

... Friday, 17 January Analyse the ways in which Faustus thinks of using the magic powers he is seeking to acquire Faustus is an exceedingly ambitious man, even in relation to what is considered ambitious by people in today's society. In the prologue, The Chorus sums up Faustus' background and early life, emphasizing his ordinary background and academic success. It seems that Faustus' intellect made him become proud and this fired up about his ambition. We can instantly observe that Faustus is an intellectual man, who has great ambition to gain the qualities from magic such as knowledge, wealth, power and fame. He cannot resist the temptation of carrying out magic, since he wants to be 'eternized for a wondrous cure'. However, we perceive that Faustus thinks about how to use his magic in different ways, as he wants 'a world of profit and delight, of power, of honour, of

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