Quote Originally Posted by Robostar View Post
I gotta say this faustus dude is blinded by knowledge.
That would be the point. That, along with the other details of his life slowly being consumed by his less redeeming traits is what makes the play a tragedy, instead of a comedy. It starts with his pride (his overbearing intelligence), and then it begins drawing him to the other seven deadly sins, including a scene between him, Mephistopheles, and the personifications of all of the deadly sins.

It's a pretty interesting play, but there are some rather interesting parts interspersed with incredibly boring parts. You'll either love act IV for its slapstick-esque comedy or find it pointless, because it doesn't ever match the tone of the rest of the book. In any case, this was a work written before epic plot twists.