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Doctor Faustus Examined from the People's Perspective Doctor Faustus is a doctor of theology that wants no limits on what he can know, see or do, so he sells his soul to the devil to gain these desires. While reading or observing Marlowe's fascinating play the reader or observer should apply the "New Historicism Approach," and take in to consideration Marlowe's and the 1590s society's beliefs, habits of thought, and biases about various concepts of obtaining "forbidden knowledge". Like the some of the people of the 1590s, Doctor Faustus searches for the "forbidden knowledge" which leads him to deny God during his quest for greater knowledge and gains nothing from his vain activities throughout his lifetime. After these listed characteristics have been established one can begin to visualize the relationship between Marlowe's Doctor Faustus and the beliefs and thoughts of the people of the 1590s. Christopher Marlowe uses his...

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