In Dr. Faustus, Christopher Marlowe demonstrates how temptation can drag us into a world of darkness and consequences. Create a tragic epic based on a legend from Western culture. He uses allegorical characters to create a moral work and present moral lessons to his audience, typically Christian in nature. The story of Faustus is based on a real 15th century wizard who lived in an area of ​​northern Germany. In the play, common forms of academic authority did not appeal to Doctor Faustus. He believed he was too superior to stay in this realm of knowledge and wanted to go far beyond what he was already exposed to. Due to a strong desire to escape humanity and enter a world far beyond reality, Faustus was drawn into Lucifer's deception. This leads him to turn away from morality and sin against God. According to Doctor Faustus, the major domains of human knowledge - logic, medicine, law, and theology - were unable to achieve the level of superiority and control he aimed for. Being a man devoted to his intellectual books and learning, he decides to abandon his studies for books of magic. Doctor Faustus presents a soliloquy to his audience in the first scene. He discusses his rejection of major authorities such as Aristotle, Galen, and Justinian. Religion and pure knowledge are completely removed from his mind and are replaced with thoughts of black magic. After being corrupted by society, Doctor Faustus is no longer the respected man he once was. As Faustus finishes the end of his opening soliloquy, he talks about each field of study, starting with logic and ending with theology. In his passionate desire for black magic he is seeking the highest level of knowledge possible... middle of paper..., Faust pleads with God and says: "Let Faust live in hell for a thousand years", a hundred thousand, and at the end to be saved” (Marlowe 2:103-104). However, he must realize that once in hell he will never return. The agony shown is this soliloquy leaves us wondering if he was given the right punishment for what he did (Pacheco 9). Some may be left with feelings of pity and fear and wonder at what Faustus will experience when he is finally taken into Lucifer's hands. Faustus is a morality play designed to teach its audience the spiritual dangers of excessive learning and ambition (Pacheco 9). The public is learning that there are many consequences when you try to reach a higher level than is naturally offered to you. While committing sins, the only way to return to God is to want to be completely forgiven.