Female characters in 'Doctor Faustus'
A summary of the characterisation of females in 'Doctor Faustus'
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- Female Characters in 'Doctor Faustus'
- Excepting Belcher (the she-devil conjured by Wagner) there are only two female characters: Helen and the Duchess
- Helen of Troy (the image of)
- Faustus' ideal projection of women
- Faustus' desire for body over soul
- A silent female
- In contrast to Faustus, an image rather than an individual
- The characterisation of females in the play is extremely lacking. Furthermore, they are outnumbered by a male over-representation with 20 more male characters.
- If answering an exam question on the theme of Female treatment, it is a highly plausible argument that 'Doctor Faustus' is not a text particularly concerned with gender
- ... at least not as much as other themes.
- The point should still be made that Faustus does have an extremely masculine pursuit-of-power roe
- 'Learn thou of Faustus manly fortitude' - to Mephistophilis
- The point should still be made that Faustus does have an extremely masculine pursuit-of-power roe
- ... at least not as much as other themes.
- If answering an exam question on the theme of Female treatment, it is a highly plausible argument that 'Doctor Faustus' is not a text particularly concerned with gender
- The characterisation of females in the play is extremely lacking. Furthermore, they are outnumbered by a male over-representation with 20 more male characters.
- In contrast to Faustus, an image rather than an individual
- Faustus' ideal projection of women
- The Duchess
- Shown to have superficial desires; 'the thing my hear desires ... grapes'
- The characterisation of females in the play is extremely lacking. Furthermore, they are outnumbered by a male over-representation with 20 more male characters.
- If answering an exam question on the theme of Female treatment, it is a highly plausible argument that 'Doctor Faustus' is not a text particularly concerned with gender
- ... at least not as much as other themes.
- The point should still be made that Faustus does have an extremely masculine pursuit-of-power roe
- 'Learn thou of Faustus manly fortitude' - to Mephistophilis
- The point should still be made that Faustus does have an extremely masculine pursuit-of-power roe
- ... at least not as much as other themes.
- If answering an exam question on the theme of Female treatment, it is a highly plausible argument that 'Doctor Faustus' is not a text particularly concerned with gender
- The characterisation of females in the play is extremely lacking. Furthermore, they are outnumbered by a male over-representation with 20 more male characters.
- Shown to have superficial desires; 'the thing my hear desires ... grapes'
- Helen of Troy (the image of)
- Excepting Belcher (the she-devil conjured by Wagner) there are only two female characters: Helen and the Duchess
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