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Dr. Faustus: Show how Elizabethan beliefs in heaven and hell influence the play.
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DR. FAUSTUS: Show how Elizabethan beliefs in heaven and hell influence the play. By Hayley Sheath 12MF. This essay will explore how Marlowe uses Renaissance beliefs in heaven and hell to direct the play. This essay will include how Elizabethan views influence Faustus' character, the Renaissance curiosity of heaven and hell, how heaven and hell are represented by the Good and Evil angels, how beliefs in heaven and hell are used to shock the audience and the fear of hell. This essay will focus mainly on Scene 5 of the play. The Elizabethan audience had traditional Christian beliefs of heaven and hell; and tried their best to obey God and join Him in heaven. Marlowe deliberately challenges Elizabethan beliefs in the play, by making the character of Faustus dare God and religion, which was typical of the Renaissance period. Faustus is an Atheist; this is shown in Scene 5- 'Come, I think...
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