![]() The story itself - the learned man giving up his future life for present glory - would be replayed again and again in both Western and Eastern dramas, and it's not hard to see why. "Faustus" is a significant step away from his early plays, which are glorified poems at times, and it's only in Faustus' (justified) opening and closing monologues that we get something too lengthy for the stage. First of all, Marlowe was a pioneer, working in a medium that was far from fully-formed. ![]() Faustus is one of those roles which is a delight for an actor, as he quite literally sees all of human history, and what lies beyond, but the play is a challenging work. "Faustus", which followed, certainly doesn't have THAT problem, and it continues Marlowe's streak of dominating, fascinating leading men. This seems like a cheap and somewhat naive review to give to one of the most well-known works of the Western canon, but there you go.Īfter the uneven poems-cum-plays of "Dido" and "Tamburlaine", Marlowe achieved comedic success with "The Jew of Malta", even though it too runs on far too long. ![]() ![]() "Faustus", like all Marlowe's plays, is a fascinating exercise but far from a satisfying one. ![]()
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