Marlowe, Christopher A Concordance to the Works of Christopher Marlowe. Louis Ule, ed. from 1616 ed. with modifications by Louis Ule. Hildesheim, New York: Georg Olms Verlag, 1979 1588-1592 Mar1Fau enter chorus. chorus. not marching in the fields of trasimene Where mars did mate the warlike carthagens, Nor sporting in the dalliance of love In courts of kings where state is overturned, Nor in the pomp of proud audacious deeds Intends our muse to vaunt his heavenly verse. Only this, gentles: we must now perform The form of faustus' fortunes, good or bad. And now to patient judgments we appeal, And speak for faustus in his infancy. Now is he born, of parents base of stock, In germany, within a town called rhodes. At riper years to wittenberg he went, Whereas his kinsmen chiefly brought him up. So much he profits in divinity, That shortly he was graced with doctor's name, Excelling all, and sweetly can dispute In th' heavenly matters of theology, Till swoll'n with cunning of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And melting, heavens conspired his overthrow; For, falling to a devilish exercise And glutted now with learning's golden gifts, He surfeits upon cursed necromancy. Nothing so sweet as magic is to him, Which he prefers before his chiefest bliss; And this the man that in his study sits. faustus in his study. faust. settle thy studies, faustus, and begin To sound the depth of that thou wilt profess. Having commenced, be a divine in show; Yet level at the end of every art, And live and die in aristotle's works. Bene disserere est finis logicis. Is to dispute well logic's chiefest end? Affords this art no greater miracle? Then read no more; thou hast attained that end. A greater subject fitteth faustus' wit! Bid on-kai-me-on farewell; and galen come. Be a physician, faustus; heap up gold, And be eternized for some wondrous cure. Summum bonum medicinae sanitas. The end of physic is our body's health. Why, faustus, hast thou not attained that end? Are not thy bills hung up as monuments, Whereby whole cities have escaped the plague, And thousand desperate maladies been cured? Yet art thou still but faustus and a man. Couldst thou make men to live eternally, Or, being dead, raise them to life again, Then this profession were to be esteemed. Physic, farewell! where is justinian? Si una eademque res legatur duobus, Alter rem, alter valorem rei, etc. A petty case of paltry legacies! Exhereditari filium non potest pater nisi... Such is the subject of the institute And universal body of the law. This study fits a mercenary drudge Who aims at nothing but external trash, Too servile and illiberal for me. When all is done, divinity is best. Jerome's bible, faustus, view it well: Stipendium peccati mors est. ha! stipendium, etc. The reward of sin is death. that's hard. Si peccasse negamus, fallimur et nulla est in nobis veritas. If we say that we have no sin, We deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. Why then belike we must sin, And so consequently die. Ay, we must die an everlasting death. What doctrine call you this? che sera, sera: What will be, shall be? divinity, adieu! These metaphysics of magicians And necromantic books are heavenly: Lines, circles, letters, characters. Ay, these are those that faustus most desires. O, what a world of profit and delight, Of power, of honor, and omnipotence All things that move between the quiet poles Shall be at my command. emperors and kings Are but obeyed in their several provinces, But his dominion that exceeds in this Stretcheth as far as doth the mind of man. A sound magician is a demigod. Here tire my brains to get a deity! (enter wagner. Wagner, commend me to my dearest friends, The german valdes and cornelius; Request them earnestly to visit me. wag. i will, sir. (exit. faust. their conference will be a greater help to me Than all my labors, plod i ne'er so fast. enter the angel and spirit. good-ang. o faustus, lay that damned book aside, And gaze not on it, lest it tempt thy soul And heap god's heavy wrath upon thy head. Read, read the scriptures. that is blasphemy. bad-ang. go forward, faustus, in that famous art Wherein all nature's treasure is contained. Be thou on earth as jove is in the sky, Lord and commander of these elements. (exeunt angels. faust. how am i glutted with conceit of this! Shall i make spirits fetch me what i please? Resolve me of all ambiguities? Perform what desperate enterprise i will? I'll have them fly to india for gold, Ransack the ocean for orient pearl, And search all corners of the new-found world For pleasant fruits and princely delicates. I'll have them read me strange philosophy And tell the secrets of all foreign kings; I'll have them wall all germany with brass And make swift rhine circle fair wittenberg. I'll have them fill the public schools with silk, Wherewith the students shall be bravely clad I'll levy soldiers with the coin they bring And chase the prince of parma from our land And reign sole king of all the provinces. Yea, stranger engines for the brunt of war Than was the fiery keel at antwerp bridge I'll make my servile spirits to invent. Come, german valdes and cornelius, (enter valdes and cornelius. Valdes, sweet valdes, and cornelius, Know that your words have won me at the last To practice magic and concealed arts; Philosophy is odious and obscure; Both law and physic are for petty wits; 'tis magic, magic, that hath ravished me. Then, gentle friends, aid me in this attempt, And i, that have with subtle syllogisms Gravelled the pastors of the german church, And made the flowering pride of wittenberg Swarm to my problems, as th' infernal spirits On sweet musaeus when he came to hell, Will be as cunning as agrippa was, Whose shadow made all europe honor him. vald. faustus, these books, thy wit, and our experience Shall make all nations to canonize us. As indian moors obey their spanish lords, So shall the spirits of every element Be always serviceable to us three. Like lions shall they guard us when we please, Like almain rutters with their horsemen's staves Or lapland giants trotting by our sides, Sometimes like women or unwedded maids, Shadowing more beauty in their airy brows Than have the white breasts of the queen of love. From venice shall they drag huge argosies, And from america the golden fleece That yearly stuffed old philip's treasury. If learned faustus will be resolute. faust. valdes, as resolute am i in this As thou to live: therefore object it not. corn. the miracles that magic will perform Will make thee vow to study nothing else. He that is grounded in astrology, Enriched with tongues, well seen in minerals, Hath all the principles magic doth require. Then doubt not, faustus, but to be renowned And more frequented for this mystery Than heretofore the delphian oracle. The spirits tell me they can dry the sea And fetch the treasure of all foreign wracks, Yea, all the wealth that our forefathers hid Then tell me, faustus, what shall we three want? faust. nothing, cornelius. o, this cheers my soul! Come, show me some demonstrations magical, That i may conjure in some bushy grove And have these joys in full possession. vald. then haste thee to some solitary grove, And bear wise bacon's and albanus' works, The hebrew psalter, and new testament; And whatsoever else is requisite We will inform thee ere our conference cease. corn. valdes, first let him know the words of art, And then, all other ceremonies learned, Faustus may try his cunning by himself. vald. first i'll instruct thee in the rudiments, And then wilt thou be perfecter than i. faust. then come and dine with me, and after meat We'll canvass every quiddity thereof, For ere i sleep i'll try what i can do. This night i'll conjure, though i die therefore. (exeunt omnes. enter two scholars. first-schol. i wonder what's become of faustus, that was Wont to make our schools ring with sic probo. (enter wagner. sec.schol. that shall we presently know; here comes His boy. first\schol. how now, sirrah! where's thy master? wag. god in heaven knows. sec.schol. why, dost not thou know then? wag. yes, i know, but that follows not. first\schol. go to, sirrah! leave your jesting, and Tell us where he is. wag. that follows not by force of argument, Which you, being licentiates, should stand upon; Therefore acknowledge your error and be attentive. sec.schol. then you will not tell us? wag. you are deceived, for i will tell you. yet if you Were not dunces, you would never ask me such a ques- Tion. for is he not corpus naturale, and is not that Mobile? then wherefore should you ask me such a ques- Tion? but that i am by nature phlegmatic, slow to Wrath, and prone to lechery (to love, i would say), it Place of execution, although i do not doubt but to see You both hanged the next sessions. thus having tri- Umphed over you, i will set my countenance like a pre- Cisian, and begin to speak thus: truly, my dear bre- Thren, my master is within at dinner with valdes and Cornelius, as this wine, if it could speak, would in- Form your worships. and so, the lord bless you, pre- Serve you, and keep you, my dear brethren. (exit. first-schol. o faustus, then i fear that which i have Long suspected, that thou art fallen into that damned Art for which they two are infamous through the world. sec.schol. were he a stranger, not allied to me, The danger of his soul would make me mourn. But come, let us go and inform the rector. It may be his grave counsel may reclaim him. first\schol. i fear me nothing will reclaim him now. sec.schol. yet let us see what we can do. (exeunt. thunder; enter lucifer and 4 devils, faustus to them with this speech. faust. now that the gloomy shadow of the night, Longing to view orion's drizzling look, Leaps from th' antarctic world unto the sky And dims the welkin with her pitchy breath, Faustus begin thine incantations, And try if devils will obey thy hest, Seeing thou hast prayed and sacrificed to them. Within this circle is jehovah's name, Forward and backward anagrammatized, Th' abbreviated names of holy saints, Figures of every adjunct to the heavens, And characters of signs and erring stars, By which the spirits are enforced to rise. Then fear not, faustus, to be resolute, And try the utmost magic can perform. (thunder. Sint mihi dei acherontis propitii! valeat numen tri- Plex jehovae! ignei, aerii, aquatani spiritus, sal- Vete! orientis princeps beelzebub, inferni ardentis Monarcha, et demigorgon, propitiamus vos, ut appareat Et surgat mephistophilis. dragon, quid tu moraris? Spargo, signumque crucis quod nunc facio, et per vota Nostra ipse nunc surgat nobis dicatus mephistophilis. (enter a devil. I charge thee to return and change thy shape; Thou art too ugly to attend on me. Go, and return an old franciscan friar; That holy shape becomes a devil best. (exit devil. I see there's virtue in my heavenly words. Who would not be proficient in this art? How pliant is this mephistophilis, Full of obedience and humility. Such is the force of magic and my spells. enter mephistophilis. meph. now faustus, what wouldst thou have me do? faust. i charge thee wait upon me whilst i live, To do whatever faustus shall command, Be it to make the moon drop from her sphere Or the ocean to overwhelm the world. meph. i am a servant to great lucifer And may not follow thee without his leave. No more than he commands must we perform. faust. did not he charge thee to appear to me? meph. no, i came now hither of mine own accord. faust. did not my conjuring raise thee? speak. meph. that was the cause, but yet per accidens, For when we hear one rack the name of god, Abjure the scriptures and his savior christ, We fly in hope to get his glorious soul; Nor will we come unless he use such means Whereby he is in danger to be damned. Therefore the shortest cut for conjuring Is stoutly to abjure all godliness And pray devoutly to the prince of hell. faust. so faustus hath already done and holds this principle: There is no chief but only beelzebub, To whom faustus doth dedicate himself. This word 'damnation' terrifies not me, For i confound hell in elysium. My ghost be with the old philosophers! But leaving these vain trifles of men's souls, Tell me what is that lucifer, thy lord? meph. arch regent and commander of all spirits. meph. yes, faustus, and most dearly loved of god. faust. how comes it then that he is prince of devils? meph. o, by aspiring pride and insolence, For which god threw him from the face of heaven. faust. and what are you that live with lucifer? meph. unhappy spirits that fell with lucifer, Conspired against our god with lucifer, And are forever damned with lucifer. faust. where are you damned? meph. in hell. faust. how comes it then that thou art out of hell? meph. why this is hell, nor am i out of it. Think'st thou that i that saw the face of god And tasted the eternal joys of heaven Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being deprived of everlasting bliss? O faustus, leave these frivolous demands Which strike a terror to my fainting soul. faust. what, is great mephistophilis so passionate For being deprived of the joys of heaven? Learn thou of faustus manly fortitude, And scorn those joys thou never shalt possess. Go bear these tidings to great lucifer: Seeing faustus hath incurred eternal death By desperate thoughts against jove's deity, Say he surrenders up to him his soul, So he will spare him 24 years, Letting him live in all voluptuousness, Having thee ever to attend on me, To give me whatsoever i shall ask, To tell me whatsoever i demand, To slay mine enemies, and aid my friends, And always be obedient to my will. Go, and return to mighty lucifer, And meet me in my study at midnight, And then resolve me of thy master's mind. meph. i will, faustus. (exit. faust. had i as many souls as there be stars, I'd give them all for mephistophilis. By him i'll be great emperor of the world, And make a bridge through the moving air, To pass the ocean with a band of men. I'll join the hills that bind the afric shore, And make that country continent to spain, And both contributory to my crown. Nor any potentate of germany. Now that i have obtained what i desired, I'll live in speculation of this art Till mephistophilis return again. (exit. enter wagner and the clown. wag. come hither, sirrah boy. clown. boy! o disgrace to my person. zounds, boy in Your face! you have seen many boys with beards, I am sure. wag. sirrah, hast thou no comings in? clown. yes, and goings out too, you may see, sir. wag. alas, poor slave! see how poverty jests in his Nakedness! i know the villain's out of service, and So hungry, that i know he would give his soul to the Devil for a shoulder of mutton, though it were blood Raw. clown. not so neither. i had need to have it well Roasted, and good sauce to it, if i pay so dear, i Can tell you. wag. sirrah, wilt thou be my man and wait on me, and i Will make thee go like qui mihi discipulus? clown. what, in verse? wag. no, slave in beaten silk and stavesacre. clown. stavesacre? that's good to kill vermin. then, Belike, if i serve you i shall be lousy. wag. why, so thou shalt be, whether thou dost it or no; For, sirrah, if thou dost not presently bind thyself To me for seven years, i'll turn all the lice about Thee into familiars, and make them tear thee in Pieces. clown. nay sir, you may save yourself a labor, for They are as familiar with me as if they had paid for Their meat and drink, i can tell you. wag. well, sirrah, leave your jesting and take these Guilders. clown. yes, marry, sir, and i thank you too. wag. so, now thou art to be at an hour's warning, Whensoever and wheresoever the devil shall fetch thee. clown. here, take your guilders. i'll none of 'em. wag. not i. thou art pressed. prepare thyself, for I will presently raise up two devils to carry thee Away. banio! belcher! robin. belcher? and belcher come here, i'll belch him. wag. how now, sir? will you serve me now? clown. ay, good wagner, take away the devil then. wag. spirits away! now, sirrah, follow me. clown. i will, sir. but hark you, master, will you Teach me this conjuring occupation? wag. ay, sirrah. i'll teach thee to turn thyself to a Dog, or a cat, or a mouse, or a rat, or anything. clown. a dog, or a cat, or a mouse, or a rat! O brave wagner! wag. villain, call me master wagner, and see that you Walk attentively, and let your right eye be always Diametrally fixed upon my left heel, that thou may'st Quasi vestigias nostras insistere. clown. well, sir, i warrant you. (exeunt. enter faustus in his study. faust. now faustus, must thou needs be damned? Canst thou not be saved? What boots it then to think on god or heaven? Away with such vain fancies, and despair; Despair in god, and trust in beelzebub. Now go not backward, faustus, be resolute. Why waverest thou? o, something soundeth in mine ear: 'abjure this magic; turn to god again.' Why, he loves thee not. the god thou serv'st is thine own appetite, Wherein is fixed the love of beelzebub. To him i'll build an altar and a church, And offer lukewarm blood of newborn babes. enter the two angels. bad-ang. go forward, faustus, in that famous art. good-ang. sweet faustus, leave that execrable art. faust. contrition, prayer, repentance? what of these? good-ang. o, they are means to bring thee unto heaven. bad-ang. rather illusions, fruits of lunacy, That make them foolish that do use them most. good-ang. sweet faustus, think of heaven and heavenly things. bad-ang. no, faustus, think of honor and of wealth. (exeunt angels. faust. wealth? why, the signory of emden shall be mine. What power can hurt me? faustus, thou art safe. Cast no more doubts. mephistophilis, come And bring glad tidings from great lucifer. Is't not midnight? come, mephistophilis. Veni, veni mephistophile! (enter mephistophilis. Now tell me what saith lucifer, thy lord? meph. that i shall wait on faustus while he lives, So he will buy my service with his soul. faust. already faustus hath hazarded that for thee. meph. but now thou must bequeath it solemnly And write a deed of gift with thine own blood, For that security craves lucifer. If thou deny it, i must back to hell. faust. stay, mephistophilis, and tell me What good will my soul do thy lord. meph. enlarge his kingdom. faust. is that the reason why he tempts us thus? meph. solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris. faust. why, have you any pains that torture others? meph. as great as have the human souls of men. But, tell me, faustus, shall i have thy soul? And i will be thy slave, and wait on thee And give thee more than thou hast wit to ask. faust. ay, mephistophilis, i'll give it him. mpeh. then, faustus, stab thy arm courageously, And bind thy soul that at some certain day Great lucifer may claim it as his own. And then be thou as great as lucifer. faust. lo, mephistophilis, for love of thee, faustus Hath cut his arm, and with his proper blood Assures his soul to be great lucifer's. Chief lord and regent of perpetual night. View here this blood that trickles from mine arm. And let it be propitious for my wish. meph. but faustus, Write it in manner of a deed of gift. faust. ay, so i do. but mephistophilis, My blood congeals, and i can write no more. meph. i'll fetch thee fire to dissolve it straight. (exit. faust. what might the staying of my blood portend? Is it unwilling i should write this bill? 'faustus gives to thee his soul.' o, there it stayed. Why shouldst thou not? is not thy soul thine own? Then write again: 'faustus gives to thee his soul.' (enter mephistophilis with the chafer of fire. meph. see, faustus, here is fire. set it on. faust. so. now the blood begins to clear again. Now will i make an end immediately. meph. what will not i do to obtain his soul? faust. consummatum est; this bill is ended, And faustus hath bequeathed his soul to lucifer. But what is this inscription on mine arm? Homo fuge! whither should i fly? If unto god, he'll throw me down to hell. My senses are deceived; here's nothing writ. O yes, i see it plain. even here is writ: 'homo fuge!' yet shall not faustus fly. meph. i'll fetch him somewhat to delight his mind. (exit. enter devils, giving crowns and rich apparel to faustus. they dance and then depart. enter mephistophilis. faust. what means this show? speak mephistophilis. meph. nothing, faustus, but to delight thy mind And let thee see what magic can perform. faust. but may i raise up such spirits when i please? meph. ay, faustus, and do greater things than these. faust. then, mephistophilis, receive this scroll, A deed of gift of body and of soul, But yet conditionally that thou perform All covenants and articles between us both. meph. faustus, i swear by hell and lucifer To effect all promises between us both. faust. then hear me read it, mephistophilis. On these conditions following: first, that faustus may be a spirit in form and sub- Stance; secondly, that mephistophilis shall be his servant, And be by him commanded; thirdly, that mephistophilis shall do for him, and Bring him whatsoever; fourthly, that he shall be in his chamber or house Invisible; Faustus at all times, in what shape and form soever he Please. i, john faustus of wittenberg, doctor by These presents, do give both body and soul to lucifer, Prince of the east, and his minister mephistophilis; And furthermore grant unto them that four and twenty Years being expired, and these articles above written Being inviolate, full power to fetch or carry the Said john faustus, body and soul, flesh, blood, into Their habitation wheresoever. by me, john faustus. meph. speak, faustus. do you deliver this as your deed? faust. ay, take it, and the devil give thee good of it. meph. so now, faustus, ask me what thou wilt. faust. first i will question thee about hell. Tell me, where is the place that men call hell? meph. under the heavens. faust. ay, so are all things else. but whereabouts? meph. within the bowels of these elements, Where we are tortured and remain forever. Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be. And, to be short, when all the world dissolves And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that is not heaven. faust. i think hell's a fable. meph. ay, think so still, till experience change thy mind. faust. why, dost thou think that faustus shall be damned? meph. ay, of necessity, for here's the scroll In which thou hast given thy soul to lucifer. faust. ay, and body too. but what of that? Think'st thou that faustus is so fond to imagine That after this life there is any pain? No, these are trifles and mere old wives' tales. meph. but i am an instance to prove the contrary, For i tell thee i am damned and now in hell. faust. nay, and this be hell, i'll willingly be damned. But, leaving this, let me have a wife, the fairest Maid in germany, for i am wanton and lascivious, And cannot live without a wife. meph. well, faustus, thou shalt have a wife. (he fetches in a woman devil. faustus. what sight is this? meph. now faustus, wilt thou have a wife? faust. here's a hot whore indeed! no, i'll no wife. meph. marriage is but a ceremonial toy, And if thou lovest me, think no more of it. I'll cull thee out the fairest courtesans And bring them every morning to thy bed. She whom thine eye shall like, thy heart shall have, Were she as chaste as was penelope, As wise as saba, or as beautiful As was bright lucifer before his fall. Here, take this book and peruse it well. The iterating of these lines brings gold; The framing of this circle on the ground Brings thunder, whirlwinds, storm and lightning. Pronounce this thrice devoutly to thyself, And men in harness shall appear to thee, Ready to execute what thou command'st. faust. thanks, mephistophilis, for this sweet book. This will i keep as chary as my life. (exeunt. enter faustus in his study and mephistophilis. faust. when i behold the heavens, then i repent And curse thee, wicked mephistophilis, Because thou hast deprived me of those joys. meph. 'twas thine own seeking, faustus, thank thyself. But think'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing? I tell thee, faustus, it is not half so fair As thou, or any man that breathes on earth. faust. how prov'st thou that? meph. 'twas made for man; then he's more excellent. faust. if heaven was made for man, 'twas made for me. I will renounce this magic and repent. enter the two angels. good-ang. faustus, repent; yet god will pity thee. bad-ang. thou art a spirit; god cannot pity thee. faust. who buzzeth in mine ears i am a spirit? Be i a devil, yet god may pity me; bad-ang. ay, but faustus never shall repent. (exeunt angels. faust. my heart is hardened; i cannot repent. Scarce can i name salvation, faith, or heaven. Swords, poison, guns, halters, and envenomed steel Are laid before me to dispatch myself; And long ere this i should have done the deed, Had not sweet pleasure conquered deep despair. Have not i made blind homer sing to me Of alexander's love and oenon's death? And hath not he, that built the walls of thebes With ravishing sound of his melodious harp, Made music with my mephistophilis? Why should i die then, or basely despair? I am resolved; faustus shall not repent. Come, mephistophilis, let us dispute again And reason of divine astrology. Speak; are there many spheres above the moon? Are all celestial bodies but one globe, As is the substance of this centric earth? meph. as are the elements, such are the heavens, Even from the moon unto the empyreal orb, Mutually folded in each others' spheres, And jointly move upon one axletree, Whose termine is termed the world's wide pole; Nor are the names of saturn, mars, or jupiter Feigned, but are erring stars. faust. but have they all one motion, both situ et Tempore? meph. all move from east to west in four and twenty hours Upon the poles of the world, but differ in their Motions upon the poles of the zodiac. faust. these slender questions wagner can decide. Hath mephistophilis no greater skill? Who knows not the double motion of the planets? That the first is finished in a natural day; The second thus: saturn in 30 years; Jupiter in 12; mars in 4; the sun, venus, and mercury In a year; the moon in twenty eight days. these are Freshmen's questions. but tell me, hath every sphere A dominion or intelligentia? meph. ay. faust. how many heavens or spheres are there? meph. nine: the seven planets, the firmament, and the faust. but is there not coelum igneum, et cristallinum? meph. no, faustus, they be but fables. faust. resolve me then in this one question: why are not Conjunctions, oppositions, aspects, eclipses, all at One time, but in some years we have more, in some Less? meph. per inaequalem motum respectu totius. faust. well, i am answered. tell me who made the world. meph. i will not. faust. sweet mephistophilis, tell me. meph. move me not, faustus. faust. villain, have i not bound thee to tell me any- Thing? meph. ay, that is not against our kingdom. This is. thou art damned. think thou of hell. faust. think, faustus, upon god that made the world. meph. remember this... (exit. faust. ay, go accursed spirit to ugly hell. 'tis thou hast damned distressed faustus' soul Is't not too late? enter the two angels. bad-ang. too late. good-ang. never too late, if faustus will repent. bad-ang. if thou repent, devils will tear thee in pieces. good-ang. repent, and they shall never raze thy skin. exeunt angels. faust. o christ, my savior, my savior, Help to save distressed faustus' soul. enter lucifer, beelzebub, and mephistophilis. luc. christ cannot save thy soul, for he is just. There's none but i have interest in the same. faust. o, what art thou that look'st so terribly? luc. i am lucifer, and this is my companion prince In hell. faust. o, faustus, they are come to fetch thy soul. belz. we come to tell thee thou dost injure us. luc. thou call'st on christ, contrary to thy promise. belz. thou shouldst not think on god. luc. think on the devil. belz. and his dam too. faust. nor will faustus henceforth. pardon him for This and faustus vows never to look to heaven. luc. so shalt thou show thyself an obedient servant, And we will highly gratify thee for it. Thee some pastime. sit down, and thou shalt behold The seven deadly sins appear to thee in their own Proper shapes and likeness. faust. that sight will be as pleasant to me As paradise was to adam the first day of his creation. luc. talk not of paradise or creation, but mark the Show. go, mephistophilis, fetch them in. (enter the 7 deadly sins. belz. now faustus, question them of their names and Dispositions. faust. that shall i soon. what art thou, the first? pride. i am pride. i disdain to have any parents. i am Like to ovid's flea: i can creep into every corner of A wench. sometimes, like a perriwig, i sit upon her Brow. next, like a necklace i hang about her neck. Then, like a fan of feathers, i kiss her, and then, Turning myself to a wrought smock, do what i list. But fie, what a smell is here! i'll not speak a word More for a king's ransom, unless the ground be per- Fumed and covered with cloth of arras. faust. thou art a proud knave indeed. what art thou, The second? covet. i am covetousness, begotten of an old churl in a Leather bag, and might i now obtain my wish, this House, you and all, should turn to gold, that i might Lock you safe into my chest. o, my sweet gold! faust. and what art thou, the third? envy. i am envy, begotten of a chimney sweeper and an Oysterwife. i cannot read and therefore wish all Books burned. i am lean with seeing others eat. o, That there would come a famine over all the world, That all might die, and i live alone; then thou Shouldst see how fat i'd be. but must thou sit and i Stand? come down, with a vengeance! faust. out envious wretch! but what art thou, The fourth? wrath. i am wrath. i had neither father nor mother. i Leaped out of a lion's mouth when i was scarce An hour old, and ever since have run up and down the I could get none to fight withal. i was born in hell, And look to it, for some of you shall be my father. faust. and what art thou, the fifth? glut. i am gluttony. my parents are all dead, and the Devil a penny they have left me but a small pension, And that buys me thirty meals a day and ten bevers -- A small trifle to suffice nature. i come of a royal Pedigree. my father was a gammon of bacon, and my Mother was a hogshead of claret wine. my godfathers Were these: peter pickled herring and martin martle- Mas beef. but my godmother, o, she was an ancient Gentlewoman. her name was margery march beer. Now, faustus, thou hast heard all my progeny, Wilt thou bid me to a supper? faust. not i. glut. then the devil choke thee. faust. choke thyself, glutton. what art thou, The sixth? sloth. heigh ho! i am sloth. i was begotten on a sunny Bank. heigh ho! i'll not speak a word more for a King's ransom. faust. and what are you, mistress minx, the seventh And last? lechery. who, i, sir? i am one that loves an inch of Raw mutton better than an ell of fried stockfish; and The first letter of my name begins with lechery. luc. away to hell! away! on piper! (exeunt the 7 sins. faust. o, how this sight doth delight my soul! luc. but, faustus, in hell is all manner of delight. faust. o, might i see hell and return again safe, how Happy were i then! luc. faustus, thou shalt. at midnight i will send for Thee. meanwhile peruse this book and view it Thoroughly, and thou shalt turn thyself into what Shape thou wilt. faust. thanks, mighty lucifer. This will i keep as chary as my life. luc. now faustus, farewell. faust. farewell, great lucifer. come, mephistophilis. exeunt omnes several ways. enter the clown. robin. what, dick, look to the horses there till i come Ing books, and now we'll have such knavery, as't Passes. enter dick. dick. what, robin, you must come away and walk the Horses. robin. i walk the horses? i scorn 't, 'faith. i have Other matters in hand. let the horses walk themselves And they will. a per se a. t - h - e, the! o per se O. deny orgon... gorgon? keep further from me, o Thou illiterate and unlearned hostler. dick. 'snails, what hast thou got there? a book? why, Thou canst not tell ne'er a word on't. robin. that thou shalt see presently. keep out of the Circle, i say, lest i send you into the host'ry with a Vengeance. dick. that's like, 'faith. you had best leave your Foolery, for an my master come, he'll conjure you, 'faith. robin. my master conjure me? i'll tell thee what: an my Master come here, i'll clap as fair a pair of horns On's head as e'er thou sawest in thy life. dick. thou needst not do that, for my mistress hath Done it. robin. ay, there be of us here that have waded as deep Into matters as other men, if they were disposed to Talk. dick. a plague take you! i thought you did not sneak up And down after her for nothing. but i prithee, tell Me in good sadness, robin, is that a conjuring book? robin. do but speak what thou'lt have me to do, and i'll Do't. if thou'lt dance naked, put off thy clothes, And i'll conjure thee about presently. or, if Thou'lt go but to the tavern with me, i'll give thee White wine, red wine, claret wine, sack, muscadine, Malmsey and whippincrust. hold, belly, hold, and We'll not pay one penny for it. dick. o brave, prithee let's to it presently, for i am as Dry as a dog. robin. come then, let's away. (exeunt. enter the chorus. chor. learned faustus, to find the secrets of astronomy, Graven in the book of jove's high firmament, Where, sitting in a chariot burning bright Drawn by the strength of yoked dragons' necks, He views the clouds, the planets, and the stars, The tropics, zones, and quarters of the sky, From the bright circle of the horned moon Even to the height of primum mobile. And whirling round with this circumference, Within the concave compass of the pole, From east to west his dragons swiftly glide And in eight days did bring him home again. Not long he stayed within his quiet house To rest his bones after his weary toil, But new exploits do hale him out again, And mounted then upon a dragon's back, That with his wings did part the subtle air, He now is gone to prove cosmography, That measures coasts and kingdoms of the earth, And, as i guess, will first arrive at rome To see the pope and manner of his court And take some part of holy peter's feast, The which this day is highly solemnized. (exit. enter faustus and mephistophilis. faust. having now, my good mephistophilis, Passed with delight the stately town of trier, Environed round with airy mountaintops, With walls of flint, and deep entrenched lakes, Not to be won by any conquering prince; From paris next, coasting the realm of france, We saw the river maine fall into rhine, Whose banks are set with groves of fruitful vines; Then up to naples, rich campania, Whose buildings fair and gorgeous to the eye, The streets straight forth and paved with finest brick, There saw we learned maro's golden tomb, The way he cut, an english mile in length, Through a rock of stone in one night's space. From thence to venice, padua, and the east, In one of which a sumptuous temple stands, That threats the stars with her aspiring top, Whose frame is paved with sundry colored stones, And roofed aloft with curious work in gold. But tell me now what resting place is this? Hast thou, as erst i did command, Conducted me within the walls of rome? meph. i have, my faustus, and for proof thereof This is the goodly palace of the pope; And 'cause we are no common guests, I choose his privy chamber for our use. faust. i hope his holiness will bid us welcome. meph. all's one, for we'll be bold with his venison. But now, my faustus, that thou may'st perceive What rome contains for to delight thine eyes, Know that this city stands upon seven hills That underprop the groundwork of the same. Just through the midst runs flowing tiber's stream, With winding banks that cut it in two parts, Over the which four stately bridges lean, That make safe passage to each part of rome. Upon the bridge called ponte angelo Erected is a castle passing strong, Where thou shalt see such store of ordinance, As that the double cannons, forged of brass, Do match the number of the days contained Within the compass of one complete year; Besides the gates and high pyramides That julius caesar brought from africa. faust. now, by the kingdoms of infernal rule, Of styx, of acheron, and the fiery lake Of ever-burning phlegethon, i swear That i do long to see the monuments And situation of bright resplendent rome. Come, therefore, let's away. meph. nay, stay, my faustus. i know you'd see the pope And take some part of holy peter's feast, The which, this day with high solemnity, This day is held through rome and italy In honor of the pope's triumphant victory. faust. sweet mephistophilis, thou pleasest me. Whilst i am here on earth, let me be cloyed With all things that delight the heart of man. My four and twenty years of liberty I'll spend in pleasure and in dalliance, That faustus' name, whilst this bright frame doth stand, meph. 'tis well said, faustus. come then, stand by me And thou shalt see them come immediately. faust. nay, stay, my gentle mephistophilis, And grant me my request, and then i go. Thou know'st within the compass of eight days We viewed the face of heaven, of earth and hell. So high our dragons soared into the air, That looking down, the earth appeared to me No bigger than my hand in quantity. There did we view the kingdoms of the world, And what might please mine eye i there beheld. Then in this show let me an actor be, That this proud pope may faustus' cunning see. meph. let it be so, my faustus. but, first stay And view their triumphs as they pass this way. And then devise what best contents thy mind By cunning in thine art to cross the pope Or dash the pride of this solemnity, To make his monks and abbots stand like apes And point like antics at his triple crown, To beat the beads about the friars' pates Or clap huge horns upon the cardinals' heads, Or any villainy thou canst devise, And i'll perform it, faustus. hark, they come. This day shall make thee be admired in rome. enter the cardinals and bishops, some bearing Crosiers, some the pillars, monks and friars singing Their procession. then the pope, and raymond, king of hungary, with bruno led in chains. pope. cast down our footstool. ray. saxon bruno, stoop, Whilst on thy back his holiness ascends Saint peter's chair and state pontifical. bruno. proud lucifer, that state belongs to me, But thus i fall to peter, not to thee. pope. to me and peter shalt thou grovelling lie And crouch before the papal dignity. Sound trumpets then, for thus saint peter's heir From bruno's back ascends saint peter's chair. (a flourish while he ascends. Thus, as the gods creep on with feet of wool Long ere with iron hands they punish men, And smite with death thy hated enterprise. Lord cardinals of france and padua, Go forthwith to our holy consistory, And read amongst the statutes decretal What, by the holy council held at trent, The sacred synod hath decreed for him That doth assume the papal government Without election and a true consent. Away, and bring us word with speed. first-card. we go, my lord. (exeunt cardinals. pope. lord raymond. faust. go, haste thee, gentle mephistophilis, Follow the cardinals to the consistory, And as they turn their superstitious books, Strike them with sloth and drowsy idleness, And make them sleep so sound that in their shapes Thyself and i may parley with this pope, This proud confronter of the emperor, And in despite of all his holiness Restore this bruno to his liberty And bear him to the states of germany. meph. faustus, i go. faust. dispatch it soon. The pope shall curse that faustus came to rome. (exeunt faustus and mephistophilis. bruno. pope adrian, let me have right of law. I was elected by the emperor. pope. we will depose the emperor for that deed And curse the people that submit to him. Both he and thou shalt stand excommunicate And interdict from church's privilege And all society of holy men. He grows too proud in his authority, Lifting his lofty head above the clouds, And like a steeple overpeers the church. But we'll pull down his haughty insolence, And as pope alexander, our progenitor, Trod on the neck of german frederick, Adding this golden sentence to our praise: 'that peter's heirs should tread on emperors And walk upon the dreadful adder's back, Treading the lion and the dragon down And fearless spurn the killing basilisk,' So will we quell that haughty schismatic, And by authority apostolical Depose him from his regal government. bruno. pope julius swore to princely sigismund, To hold the emperors their lawful lords. pope. pope julius did abuse the church's rites, And therefore none of his decrees can stand. Is not all power on earth bestowed on us? And therefore, though we would, we cannot err. Behold this silver belt, whereto is fixed Seven golden keys fast sealed with seven seals In token of our sevenfold power from heaven, To bind or loose, lock fast, condemn or judge, Resign, or seal, or whatso pleaseth us. Then he and thou and all the world shall stoop, Or be assured of our dreadful curse To light as heavy as the pains of hell. enter faustus and mephistophilis, like the cardinals. meph. now tell me, faustus, are we not fitted well? faust. yes, mephistophilis, and two such cardinals Ne'er served a holy pope as we shall do. But whilst they sleep within the consistory, Let us salute his reverend fatherhood. ray. behold, my lord, the cardinals are returned. pope. welcome, grave fathers. answer presently: What have our holy council there decreed Concerning bruno and the emperor, In quittance of their late conspiracy Against our state and papal dignity? faust. most sacred patron of the church of rome, By full consent of all the synod Of priests and prelates it is thus decreed: That bruno and the german emperor Be held as lollards and bold schismatics And proud disturbers of the church's peace. And if that bruno by his own assent, Without enforcement of the german peers, Did seek to wear the triple diadem And by your death to climb saint peter's chair, The statutes decretal have thus decreed: He shall be straight condemned of heresy And on a pile of fagots burned to death. pope. it is enough. here, take him to your charge, And bear him straight to ponte angelo, And in the strongest tower enclose him fast. Tomorrow, sitting in our consistory We will determine of his life or death. Here, take his triple crown along with you, And leave it in the church's treasury. Make haste again, my good lord cardinals, And take our blessing apostolical. meph. so, so. was never devil thus blest before. faust. away, sweet mephistophilis, be gone. The cardinals will be plagued for this anon. (exeunt faustus and mephistophilis. pope. go presently and bring a banquet forth, That we may solemnize saint peter's feast, And with lord raymond, king of hungary, Drink to our late and happy victory. (exeunt. a sennet while the banquet is brought in; and Then enter faustus and mephistophilis in their own shapes. meph. now, faustus, come, prepare thyself for mirth. The sleepy cardinals are hard at hand To censure bruno, that is posted hence, And on a proud-paced steed, as swift as thought, Flies o'er the alps to fruitful germany, There to salute the woeful emperor. faust. the pope will curse them for their sloth today, That slept both bruno and his crown away. But now, that faustus may delight his mind And by their folly make some merriment, Sweet mephistophilis, so charm me here That i may walk invisible to all And do whate'er i please unseen of any. meph. faustus, thou shalt. then kneel down presently: whilst on thy head i lay my hand and charm thee with this magic wand, first wear this girdle; then appear invisible to all are here. the planets seven, the gloomy air, hell and the furies' forked hair, pluto's blue fire, and hecate's tree. with magic spells so compass thee that no eye may thy body see. So faustus. now for all their holiness, Do what thou wilt, thou shalt not be discerned. faust. thanks, mephistophilis. now friars take heed Lest faustus make your shaven crowns to bleed. enter pope and all the lords. enter the cardinals with a book. pope. welcome, lord cardinals. come, sit down. Lord raymond, take your seat. friars attend, And see that all things be in readiness, As best beseems this solemn festival. first-card. first, may it please your sacred holiness To view the sentence of the reverend synod Concerning bruno and the emperor? pope. what needs this question? did i not tell you Tomorrow we would sit i' the consistory And there determine of his punishment? You brought us word even now; it was decreed That bruno and the cursed emperor Were by the holy council both condemned For loathed lollards and base schismatics. Then wherefore would you have me view that book? first-card. your grace mistakes. you gave us no such charge. ray. deny it not. we all are witnesses That bruno here was late delivered you, With his rich triple crown to be reserved And put into the church's treasury. both-card. by holy paul, we saw them not. pope. by peter, you shall die Unless you bring them forth immediately. Hale them to prison. lade their limbs with gyves. False prelates, for this hateful treachery Cursed be your souls to hellish misery. faust. so, they are safe. now, faustus, to the feast. The pope had never such a frolic guest. pope. lord archbishop of rheims, sit down with us. archbish. i thank your holiness. faust. fall to. the devil choke you an you spare. pope. who's that spoke? friars look about. Lord raymond, pray fall to. i am beholding To the bishop of milan for this so rare a present. faust. i thank you, sir. pope. how now? who snatched the meat from me? Villains, why speak you not? My good lord archbishop, here's a most dainty dish Was sent me from a cardinal in france. faust. i'll have that too. That we receive such great indignity? Fetch me some wine. faust. ay, pray do, for faustus is adry. pope. lord raymond, i drink unto your grace. faust. i pledge your grace. pope. my wine gone too? ye lubbers, look about And find the man that doth this villainy, Or by our sanctitude, you all shall die. I pray, my lords, have patience at this Troublesome banquet. archbish. please it your holiness, i think it be Some ghost crept out of purgatory, and now Is come unto your holiness for his pardon. pope. it may be so. Go then, command our priests to sing a dirge To lay the fury of this same troublesome ghost. faust. how now? must every bit be spiced with a Cross? nay then, take that. pope. o i am slain. help me, my lords. O come and help to bear my body hence. Damned be this soul forever for this deed. (exeunt the pope and his train. meph. now, faustus, what will you do now? for i can Tell you you'll be cursed with bell, book, and candle. faust. bell, book, and candle; candle, book, and bell, Forward and backward, to curse faustus to hell. enter the friars with bell, book, and candle for the dirge. firstfriar. come, brethren, let's about our business with Good devotion. Cursed be he that stole away his holiness' meat from The table. maledicat dominus! Cursed be he that struck his holiness a blow on the Face. maledicat dominus! Cursed be he that struck friar sandelo a blow on the Pate. maledicat dominus! Cursed be he that disturbeth our holy dirge. maledicat dominus! Cursed be he that took away his holiness' wine. maledicat dominus! (beat the friars, fling fireworks among them and exeunt. (exeunt. enter clown and dick, with a cup. dick. sirrah robin, we were best look that your devil can Vintner's boy follows us at the hard heels. rob. 'tis no matter. let him come. an he follow us I'll so conjure him as he was never conjured in his Life, i warrant him. let me see the cup. enter vintner. dick. here 'tis. yonder he comes. now, robin, now or Never show thy cunning. vint. o, are you here? i am glad i have found you. you Are a couple of fine companions. pray, where's the Cup you stole from the tavern? robin. how, how? we steal a cup? take heed what you say We look not like cup stealers, i can tell you. vint. never deny 't, for i know you have it, and i'll Search you. rob. search me? ay, and spare not. hold the cup, dick. Come, come, search me, search me. vint. come on, sirrah, let me search you now. dick. ay, ay, do, do. hold the cup, robin. i fear not Your searching. we scorn to steal your cups, i can Tell you. vint. never outface me for the matter, for sure the cup Is between you two. rob. nay, there you lie. 'tis beyond us both. vint. a plague take you! i thought 'twas your knavery To take it away. come, give it me again. rob. ay, much. when? can you tell? dick, make me a Circle, and stand close at my back, and stir not for Thy life. vintner, you shall have your cup anon. Say nothing, dick. O per se o, demogorgon, belcher and mephistophilis. enter mephistophilis. meph. you princely legions of infernal rule, How am i vexed by these villains' charms! From constantinople have they brought me now, Only for pleasure of these damned slaves. robin. by lady, sir, you have had a shrewd journey of It. will it please you to take a shoulder of mutton To supper and a tester in your purse, and go back Again? dick. ay, i pray you heartily, sir, for we called you But in jest, i promise you. meph. to purge the rashness of this cursed deed, For apish deeds transformed to an ape. rob. o brave, an ape! i pray sir, let me have the Carrying of him about to show some tricks. meph. and so thou shalt. be thou transformed to a dog, And carry him upon thy back. away, be gone! rob. a dog? that's excellent. let the maids look well To their porridge pots, for i'll into the kitchen Presently. come, dick, come. (exeunt the two clowns. meph. now with the flames of ever-burning fire, I'll wing myself and forthwith fly amain Unto my faustus, to the great turk's court. (exit. enter martino, and frederick at several doors. mart. what ho, officers, gentlemen, Hie to the presence to attend the emperor. Good frederick, see the rooms be voided straight; His majesty is coming to the hall. Go back, and see the state in readiness. fred. but where is bruno, our elected pope, That on a fury's back came post from rome? Will not his grace consort the emperor? mart. o yes, and with him comes the german conjuror, The learned faustus, fame of wittenberg, The wonder of the world for magic art; And he intends to show great carolus The race of all his stout progenitors, And bring in presence of his majesty The royal shapes and warlike semblances Of alexander and his beauteous paramour. fred. where is benvolio? mart. fast asleep, i warrant you, He took his rouse with stoups of rhenish wine So kindly yesternight to bruno's health That all this day the sluggard keeps his bed. fred. see, see, his window's ope. we'll call to him. mart. what ho, benvolio! enter benvolio above at a window, in his nightcap buttoning. benv. what a devil ail you two? mart. speak softly, sir, lest the devil hear you, For faustus at the court is late arrived, And at his heels a thousand furies wait To accomplish whatsoever the doctor please. benv. what of this? This conjuror perform such rare exploits Before the pope and royal emperor As never yet was seen in germany. benv. has not the pope enough of conjuring yet? He was upon the devil's back late enough, And if he be so far in love with him, I would he would post with him to rome again. fred. speak, wilt thou come and see this sport? benv. not i. mart. wilt thou stand in thy window, and see it then? benv. ay, and i fall not asleep i' the meantime. mart. the emperor is at hand, who comes to see What wonders by black spells may compassed be. benv. well, go you attend the emperor. i am content for This once to thrust my head out at a window, for they Say if a man be drunk overnight the devil cannot hurt Him in the morning. if that be true, i have a charm In my head shall control him as well as the conjurer, I warrant you. (exit. a sennet. charles the german emperor, bruno, Saxony, faustus, mephistophilis, frederick, martino, and attendants. emp. wonder of men, renowned magician, Thrice learned faustus, welcome to our court. This deed of thine, in setting bruno free From his and our professed enemy, Shall add more excellence unto thine art Than if by powerful necromantic spells Thou couldst command the world's obedience. Forever be beloved of carolus, And if this bruno thou hast late redeemed In peace possess the triple diadem And sit in peter's chair despite of chance, Thou shalt be famous through all italy And honored of the german emperor. faust. these gracious words, most royal carolus, Shall make poor faustus to his utmost power Both love and serve the german emperor And lay his life at holy bruno's feet. For proof whereof, if so your grace be pleased, The doctor stands prepared by power of art To cast his magic charms that shall pierce through The ebon gates of ever-burning hell, To compass whatsoe'er your grace commands. ben. 'blood, he speaks terribly, but for all that, i do Not greatly believe him. he looks as like a conjurer As the pope to a costermonger. emp. then, faustus, as thou late didst promise us, We would behold that famous conqueror, Great alexander and his paramour In their true shapes and state majestical, That we may wonder at their excellence. faust. your majesty shall see them presently. Mephistophilis, away. And with a solemn noise of trumpets' sound Present before this royal emperor, Great alexander and his beauteous paramour. meph. faustus, i will. benv. well, master doctor, an your devils come not away Quickly, you shall have me asleep presently. zounds, I could eat myself for anger to think i have been such An ass all this while. to stand gaping after the Devil's governor and can see nothing. faust. i'll make you feel something anon, if my art fail Me not. My lord, i must forewarn your majesty That when my spirits present the royal shapes Of alexander and his paramour, Your grace demand no questions of the king, But in dumb silence let them come and go. emp. be it as faustus please, we are content. benv. ay, ay, and i am content too. and thou bring alex- Ander and his paramour before the emperor, i'll be Actaeon and turn myself to a stag. faust. and i'll play diana, and send you the horns Presently. (sennet; enter at one the emperor alexander, at The other, darius. they meet. darius is thrown down; Alexander kills him, takes off his crown, and, Offering to go out, his paramour meets him. he em- Braceth her and sets darius' crown upon her head; and coming back, both salute the emperor, who, leaving his state, offers to em- brace them, which, faustus seeing, suddenly stays him. then trum- pets cease, and music My gracious lord, you do forget yourself, These are but shadows, not substantial. emp. o pardon me. my thoughts are so ravished With sight of this renowned emperor, That in mine arms i would have compassed him. But, faustus, since i may not speak to them, To satisfy my longing thoughts at full, Let me this tell thee: i have heard it said That this fair lady, whilst she lived on earth, Had on her neck a little wart or mole; How may i prove that saying to be true? faust. your majesty may boldly go and see. emp. faustus, i see it plain, And in this sight thou better pleasest me Than if i gained another monarchy. faust. away, be gone! (exit show. See, see, my gracious lord, what strange beast is yon, That thrusts his head out at window? emp. o wondrous sight! see, duke of saxony, Two spreading horns most strangely fastened Upon the head of young benvolio. sax. what? is he asleep, or dead? faust. he sleeps, my lord, but dreams not of his horns. emp. this sport is excellent. we'll call and wake him. What ho, benvolio. benv. a plague upon you! let me sleep a while. emp. i blame thee not to sleep much, having such a head Of thine own. sax. look up, benvolio, 'tis the emperor calls. benv. the emperor? where? o zounds, my head! emp. nay, and thy horns hold, 'tis no matter for thy Head, for that's armed sufficiently. faust. why, how now, sir knight! what, hanged by the Horns? this most horrible... fie, fie, pull in your Head for shame. let not all the world wonder at you. benv. zounds, doctor, is this your villainy? faust. o say not so, sir. the doctor has no skill, No art, no cunning, to present these lords Or bring before this royal emperor The mighty monarch, warlike alexander. If faustus do it, you are straight resolved In bold actaeon's shape to turn a stag. I'll raise a kennel of hounds shall hunt him so As all his footmanship shall scarce prevail To keep his carcass from their bloody fangs. Ho, belimoth, argiron, asteroth! benv. hold, hold! zounds, he'll raise up a kennel of de- Vils, i think, anon. good, my lord, entreat for me. 'sblood, i am never able to endure these torments. emp. then, good master doctor, Let me entreat you to remove his horns. He has done penance now sufficiently. faust. my gracious lord, not so much for injury done to Me, as to delight your majesty with some mirth, hath Faustus justly requited this injurious knight; which Being all i desire, i am content to remove his horns. Mephistophilis, transform him. and hereafter, Sir, look you speak well of scholars. benv. speak well of ye? 'sblood, and scholars be such Cuckold makers to clap horns of honest men's heads o' This order, i'll ne'er trust smooth faces and small Ruffs more. but an i be not revenged for this, would I might be turned to a gaping oyster and drink nothing But salt water. emp. come, faustus. while the emperor lives, In recompense of this thy high desert, Thou shalt command the state of germany And live beloved of mighty carolus. (exeunt omnes. enter benvolio, martino, frederick, and soldiers. mart. nay, sweet benvolio, let us sway thy thoughts From this attempt against the conjurer. benv. away! you love me not to urge me thus. Shall i let slip so great an injury, When every servile groom jests at my wrongs And in their rustic gambols proudly say, 'benvolio's head was graced with horns today'? O, may these eyelids never close again Till with my sword i have that conjurer slain. If you will aid me in this enterprise, Then draw your weapons and be resolute. If not, depart. here will benvolio die, But faustus' death shall quit my infamy. fred. nay, we will stay with thee, betide what may, benv. then, gentle frederick, hie thee to the grove, And place our servants and our followers Close in an ambush there behind the trees. By this (i know) the conjurer is near. I saw him kneel and kiss the emperor's hand And take his leave, laden with rich rewards. Then, soldiers, boldly fight. if faustus die, Take you the wealth; leave us the victory. fred. come, soldiers. follow me unto the grove. Who kills him shall have gold and endless love. (exit frederick with the soldiers. benv. my head is lighter than it was by th' horns, But yet my heart's more ponderous than my head And pants until i see that conjurer dead. mart. where shall we place ourselves, benvolio? benv. here will we stay to bide the first assault. O, were that damned hellhound but in place, Thou soon shouldst see me quit my foul disgrace. enter frederick. fred. close, close, the conjurer is at hand And all alone comes walking in his gown. Be ready then, and strike the peasant down. benv. mine be that honor then. now, sword, strike home. For horns he gave i'll have his head anon. enter faustus with the false head. mart. see, see, he comes. benv. no words! this blow ends all. Hell take his soul; his body thus must fall. faust. oh! fred. groan you, master doctor? benv. break may his heart with groans! dear frederick, See, thus will i end his griefs immediately. mart. strike with a willing hand. his head is off. benv. the devil's dead. the furies now may laugh. fred. was this that stern aspect, that awful frown, Made the grim monarch of infernal spirits Tremble and quake at his commanding charms? mart. was this that damned head whose art conspired Benvolio's shame before the emperor? benv. ay, that's the head, and here the body lies, Justly rewarded for his villainies. To the black scandal of his hated name. benv. first, on his head, in quittance of my wrongs, I'll nail huge forked horns and let them hang Within the window where he yoked me first, That all the world may see my just revenge. mart. what use shall we put his beard to? benv. we'll sell it to a chimney sweeper. it will wear Out ten birchen brooms, i warrant you. fred. what shall eyes do? benv. we'll put out his eyes, and they shall serve for Buttons to his lips to keep his tongue from catching Cold. mart. an excellent policy! and now, sirs, having divided Him, what shall the body do? benv. zounds, the devil's alive again. fred. give him his head, for god's sake. faust. nay, keep it. faustus will have heads and hands, Ay, all your hearts, to recompense this deed. Knew you not, traitors, i was limited For four and twenty years to breathe on earth? And had you cut my body with your swords, Or hewed this flesh and bones as small as sand, Yet in a minute had my spirit returned, And i had breathed a man made free from harm. But wherefore do i dally my revenge? Asteroth, belimoth, mephistophilis! (enter mephistophilis and other devils. Go, horse these traitors on your fiery backs, And mount aloft with them as high as heaven; Thence pitch them headlong to the lowest hell. Yet stay. the world shall see their misery, And hell shall after plague their treachery. Go, belimoth, and take this caitiff hence, And hurl him in some lake of mud and dirt. Take thou this other; drag him through the woods Amongst the pricking thorns and sharpest briars, Whilst with my gentle mephistophilis This traitor flies unto some steepy rock That, rolling down, may break the villain's bones As he intended to dismember me. Fly hence. dispatch my charge immediately. fred. pity us, gentle faustus. save our lives. faust. away! (exeunt spirits with the knights. enter the ambushed soldiers. first-sold. come, sirs, prepare yourselves in readiness. Make haste to help these noble gentlemen; I heard them parley with the conjurer. sec.sold. see where he comes. dispatch and kill the Slave. faust. what's here? an ambush to betray my life? Then, faustus, try thy skill. base peasants, stand, For lo, these trees remove at my command And stand as bulwarks 'twixt yourselves and me, To shield me from your hated treachery. Yet to encounter this your weak attempt, Behold an army comes incontinent. (faustus strikes the door, and enter a devil Playing on a drum, after him another bearing an Ensign, and divers with weapons, mephistophilis with Fireworks. they set upon the soldiers, and drive them Out. enter at several doors benvolio, frederick, and Martino, their heads and faces bloody, and besmeared With mud and dirt, all having horns on their heads. mart. what ho, benvolio! benv. here! what, frederick, ho! fred. o help me, gentle friend. where is martino? mart. dear frederick, here, Half smothered in a lake of mud and dirt, Through which the furies dragged me by the heels. fred. martino, see! Benvolio's horns again. mart. o misery! how now, benvolio? benv. defend me, heaven. shall i be haunted still? mart. nay, fear not man; we have no power to kill. benv. my friends transformed thus! o hellish spite! Your heads are all set with horns. fred. you hit it right. It is your own you mean. feel on your head. benv. zounds, horns again! mart. nay, chafe not man. we all are sped. benv. what devil attends this damned magician, That, spite of spite, our wrongs are doubled? fred. what may we do, that we may hide our shames? benv. if we should follow him to work revenge, And make us laughingstocks to all the world. mart. what shall we then do, dear benvolio? benv. i have a castle joining near these woods, And thither we'll repair and live obscure Till time shall alter these our brutish shapes. Sith black disgrace hath thus eclipsed our fame, We'll rather die with grief than live with shame. (exeunt omnes. enter faustus and the horsecorser and mephistophilis. horsec. i beseech your worship, accept of these forty Dollars. faust. friend, thou canst not buy so good a horse for so Small a price. i have no great need to sell him, but If thou likest him for ten dollars more, take him, Because i see thou hast a good mind to him. horsec. i beseech you, sir, accept of this. i am a very Poor man and have lost very much of late by horse- Flesh, and this bargain will set me up again. faust. well, i will not stand with thee. give me the Money. now, sirrah, i must tell you that you may ride Him o'er hedge and ditch, and spare him not. but, do You hear? in any case, ride him not into the water. horsec. how sir? not into the water? why, will he not Drink of all waters? faust. yes, he will drink of all waters, but ride him Not into the water -- o'er hedge and ditch, or Where thou wilt, but not into the water. go, bid the Hostler deliver him unto you, and remember what i say. horsec. i warrant you, sir. o joyful day! now am i a Made man forever. (exit. faust. what art thou, faustus, but a man condemned to die? Thy fatal time draws to a final end. Despair doth drive distrust into my thoughts. Confound these passions with a quiet sleep. Tush! christ did call the thief upon the cross; Then rest thee, faustus, quiet in conceit. (he sits to sleep. horsec. o what a cozening doctor was this? i, riding my Horse into the water, thinking some hidden mystery had Been in the horse. i had nothing under me but a Little straw and had much ado to escape drowning. Well, i'll go rouse him and make him give me my forty Dollars again. ho, sirrah doctor, you cozening scab! Master doctor, awake and rise, and give me my money Again, for your horse is turned to a bottle of hay. Master doctor! (he pulls off his leg. Alas, i am undone! what shall i do? i have pulled Off his leg. faust. o, help, help! the villain hath murdered me. horsec. murder or not murder, now he has but one leg, I'll outrun him and cast this leg into some ditch or Other. faust. stop him, stop him, stop him! ha, ha, ha, Faustus hath his leg again, and the horsecorser a bun- Dle of hay for his forty dollars. (enter wagner. How now, wagner, what news with thee? wagner. if it please you, the duke of vanholt doth Earnestly entreat your company, and hath sent some of His men to attend you with provision fit for your Journey. faust. the duke of vanholt's an honorable gentleman, and One to whom i must be no niggard of my cunning. Come away. (exeunt. enter clown, dick, horsecorser, and a carter. cart. come, my masters, i'll bring you to the best beer In europe. what ho, hostess! where be these whores? enter hostess. host. how now, what lack you? what, my old guests, Welcome. robin. sirrah dick, dost thou know why i stand so mute? dick. no, robin; why is't? robin. i am eighteen pence on the score. but say Nothing! see if she have forgotten me. host. who's this that stands so solemnly by himself? What, my old guest? robin. o hostess, how do you? i hope my score stands Still. host. ay, there's no doubt of that, for methinks You make no haste to wipe it out. host. you shall presently. look up into th' hall there, Ho! (exit. dick. come, sirs, what shall we do now till mine hostess Comes? cart. marry, sir, i'll tell you the bravest tale how a Conjurer served me. you know doctor fauster? horsec. ay, a plague take him. here's some on's have Cause to know him. did he conjure thee too? cart. i'll tell you how he served me. as i was going To wittenbert t'other day with a load of hay, he met Me and asked me what he should give me for as much hay As he could eat. now, sir, i thinking that a little Would serve his turn, bade him take as much as he Would for three farthings. so he presently gave me my Money and fell to eating; and as i am a cursen man, He never left eating till he had eat up all my load Of hay. all. o monstrous! eat a whole load of hay! robin. yes, yes, that may be, for i have heard of one That has eat a load of logs. horsec. now, sirs, you shall hear how villainously he Served me. i went to him yesterday to buy a horse of Him, and he would by no means sell him under 40 Dollars. so, sir, because i knew him to be such a Horse as would run over hedge and ditch and never Tire, i gave him his money. so when i had my horse, Doctor fauster bade me ride him night and day and Spare him no time; but, quoth he, in any case ride him Not into the water. now sir, i thinking the horse had Had some quality that he would not have me know Of, what did i but ride him into a great river, and When i came just in the midst, my horse vanished away, And i sat straddling upon a bottle of hay. all. o brave doctor! horsec. but you shall hear how bravely i served him for It. i went me home to his house, and there i found Him asleep. i kept a hollowing and whooping in his Ears but all could not wake him. i, seeing that, took Pulled me his leg quite off. and now 'tis at home in Mine host'ry. rob. and has the doctor but one leg then? that's Excellent, for one of his devils turned me into the Likeness of an ape's face. cart. some more drink, hostess. robin. hark you, we'll into another room and drink a While, and then we'll go seek out the doctor. (exeunt omnes. enter the duke of vanholt, his duchess, faustus, and mephistophilis. duke. thanks, master doctor, for these pleasant sights. Nor know i how sufficiently to recompense your great Deserts in erecting that enchanted castle in the air, The sight whereof so delighted me, As nothing in the world could please me more. faust. i do think myself, my good lord, highly recom- Pensed in that it pleaseth your grace to think but Well of that which faustus hath performed. But, gracious lady, it may be that you have taken no Pleasure in those sights. therefore, i pray you, tell Me what is the thing you most desire to have; be it in The world, it shall be yours. i have heard that Great-bellied women do long for things are rare and Dainty. duch. true, master doctor, and since i find you so kind, I will make known unto you what my heart desires to Have. and were it now summer, as it is january, a Dead time of the winter, i would request no better Meat than a dish of ripe grapes. faust. this is but a small matter. go, mephistophilis, Away! (exit mephistophilis. Madam, i will do more than this for your content. (enter mephistophilis again with the grapes. Here; now taste ye these. they should be good, For they come from a far country, i can tell you. duke. this makes me wonder more than all the rest, That at this time of the year, when every tree Is barren of his fruit, from whence you had these ripe Grapes. Two circles over the whole world, so that when it is Winter with us, in the contrary circle it is likewise Summer with them, as in india, saba and such countries That lie far east, where they have fruit twice a year. From whence, by means of a swift spirit that i have, I had these grapes brought, as you see. duch. and trust me, they are the sweetest grapes that E'er i tasted. (the clowns bounce at the gate within. duke. what rude disturbers have we at the gate? Go, pacify their fury. set it ope, And then demand of them what they would have. (they knock again, and call out to talk with faustus. servant. why, how now, masters, what a coil is there? What is the reason you disturb the duke? dick. we have no reason for it; therefore a fig for him. serv. why, saucy varlets, dare you be so bold? horsec. i hope, sir, we have wit enough to be more bold Than welcome. serv. it appears so. pray be bold elsewhere, And trouble not the duke. duke. what would they have? serv. they all cry out to speak with doctor faustus. cart. ay, and we will speak with him. duke. will you, sir? commit the rascals. dick. commit with us! he were as good commit with his Father as commit with us. faust. i do beseech your grace, let them come in; They are good subject for a merriment. duke. do as thou wilt, faustus. i give thee leave. faust. i thank your grace. (enter the clown, dick, carter, and horsecorser. Why, how now, my good friends? 'faith you are too outrageous, but come near; I have procured your pardons. welcome all! robin. nay, sir, we will be welcome for our money, and we Will pay for what we take. what ho! give's half a Dozen of beer here, and be hanged. faust. nay, hark you; can you tell me where you are? cart. ay, marry can i: we are under heaven. horsec. ay, ay, the house is good enough to drink in. Zounds, fill us some beer, or we'll break all the Barrels in the house, and dash out all your brains With your bottles. faust. be not so furious. come, you shall have beer. My lord, beseech you give me leave a while: I'll gage my credit, 'twill content your grace. duke. with all my heart, kind doctor. please thyself; Our servants and our court's at thy command. faust. i humbly thank your grace. then fetch some beer. horsec. ay, marry, there spake a doctor indeed, and 'faith, i'll drink a health to thy wooden leg for That word. faust. my wooden leg? what dost thou mean by that? cart. ha, ha, ha! dost hear him, dick? he has forgot His leg. horsec. ay, ay, he does not stand much upon that. faust. no, 'faith; not much upon a wooden leg. cart. good lord, that flesh and blood should be so frail With your worship! do not you remember a horsecorser You sold a horse to? faust. yes, i remember i sold one a horse. cart. and do you remember you bid he should not ride him Into the water? faust. yes, i do very well remember that. cart. and do you remember nothing of your leg? faust. no, in good sooth. cart. then, i pray, remember your courtesy. faust. i thank you, sir. cart. 'tis not so much worth. i pray you, tell me one Thing. faust. what's that? cart. be both your legs bedfellows every night together? faust. wouldst thou make a colossus of me, that thou Askest me such questions? cart. no, truly, sir. i would make nothing of you, But i would fain know that. enter hostess with drink. faust. then, i assure thee, certainly they are. cart. i thank you; i am fully satisfied. faust. but wherefore dost thou ask? cart. for nothing, sir. but methinks you should have A wooden bedfellow of one of 'em. Of your legs when you were asleep? faust. but i have it again, now i am awake. look you Here, sir. all. o horrible! had the doctor three legs? cart. do you remember, sir, how you cozened me and ate up My load of... (faustus charms him dumb. dick. do you remember how you made me wear an ape's... horsec. you whoreson conjuring scab, do you remember how You cozened me with a ho... robin. ha' you forgotten me? you think to carry it away With your hey-pass and re-pass; do you remember the Dog's fa... (exeunt clowns. host. who pays for the ale? hear you, master doctor, now You have sent away my guests. i pray who shall pay me For my a... (exit hostess. duch. my lord, We are much beholding to this learned man. duke. so are we, madam, which we will recompense With all the love and kindness that we may. His artful sport drives all sad thoughts away. (exeunt. thunder and lightning. enter devils With covered dishes. mephistophilis leads them into faustus' study. then enter wagner. wag. i think my master means to die shortly. He has made his will, and given me his wealth, His house, his goods, and store of golden plate, Besides two thousand ducats ready coined. I wonder what he means. if death were nigh, He would not frolic thus. he's now at supper With the scholars, where there's such bellycheer As wagner in his life ne'er saw the like. And see where they come; belike the feast is done. (exit. enter faustus, mephistophilis, and two or three scholars. firstschol. master doctor faustus, since our conference About fair ladies, which was the beautifulest in all The world, we have determined with ourselves that Helen of greece was the admirablest lady that ever Lived. therefore, master doctor, if you will do us so Greece, whom all the world admires for majesty, We should think ourselves much beholding unto you. faust. gentlemen, For that i know your friendship is unfeigned, It is not faustus' custom to deny The just requests of those that wish him well, You shall behold that peerless dame of greece, No otherwise for pomp or majesty Than when sir paris crossed the seas with her And brought the spoils to rich dardania. Be silent then, for danger is in words. music sounds. mephistophilis brings in helen; she passeth over the stage. 2.schol. was this fair helen, whose admired worth Made greece with ten years' wars afflict poor troy? third-sch. too simple is my wit to tell her worth, Whom all the world admires for majesty. firstschol. now we have seen the pride of nature's work We'll take our leaves, and for this blessed sight Happy and blest be faustus evermore. exeunt scholars. faust. gentlemen, farewell; the same wish i to you. enter an old man. old-man. o gentle faustus, leave this damned art, This magic, that will charm thy soul to hell And quite bereave thee of salvation. Though thou hast now offended like a man, Do not persever in it like a devil. Yet, yet, thou hast an amiable soul, If sin by custom grow not into nature. Then, faustus, will repentance come too late; Then thou art banished from the sight of heaven. No mortal can express the pains of hell. It may be this my exhortation Seems harsh and all unpleasant; let it not, For, gentle son, i speak it not in wrath Or envy of thee, but in tender love And pity of thy future misery. And so have hope that this my kind rebuke, Checking thy body, may amend thy soul. faust. where art thou, faustus? wretch, what hast thou done? Hell claims his right, and with a roaring voice And faustus now will come to do thee right. (mephistophilis gives him a dagger. old-man. o stay, good faustus, stay thy desperate steps. I see an angel hover o'er thy head, And with a vial full of precious grace Offer to pour the same into thy soul. Then call for mercy and avoid despair. faust. o friend, i feel thy words to comfort my distressed soul. Leave me a while to ponder on my sins. old-man. faustus, i leave thee, but with grief of heart, Fearing the enemy of thy hapless soul. (exit. faust. accursed faustus, wretch, what hast thou done? I do repent, and yet i do despair. Hell strives with grace for conquest in my breast. What shall i do to shun the snares of death? meph. thou traitor, faustus, i arrest thy soul For disobedience to my sovereign lord. Revolt, or i'll in piecemeal tear thy flesh. faust. i do repent i e'er offended him. Sweet mephistophilis, entreat thy lord To pardon my unjust presumption, And with my blood again i will confirm The former vow i made to lucifer. meph. do it, then, faustus, with unfeigned heart, Lest greater dangers do attend thy drift. faust. torment, sweet friend, that base and aged man That durst dissuade me from thy lucifer, With greatest torments that our hell affords. meph. his faith is great; i cannot touch his soul, But what i may afflict his body with I will attempt, which is but little worth. faust. one thing, good servant, let me crave of thee To glut the longing of my heart's desire -- That i might have unto my paramour That heavenly helen which i saw of late, Whose sweet embraces may extinguish clear Those thoughts that do dissuade me from my vow, And keep my vow i made to lucifer. meph. this, or what else my faustus shall desire, Shall be performed in twinkling of an eye. enter helen again, passing over between two faust. was this the face that launched a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of ilium? Sweet helen, make me immortal with a kiss. Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies! Come, helen, come, give me my soul again. Here will i dwell, for heaven is in these lips, And all is dross that is not helena. I will be paris, and for love of thee Instead of troy shall wittenberg be sacked; And i will combat with weak menelaus And wear thy colors on my plumed crest. Yea, i will wound achilles in the heel And then return to helen for a kiss. O, thou art fairer than the evening's air, Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars. Brighter art thou than flaming jupiter When he appeared to hapless semele, More lovely than the monarch of the sky In wanton arethusa's azure arms, And none but thou shalt be my paramour. (exeunt. thunder. enter lucifer, beelzebub, and mephistophilis. luc. thus from infernal dis do we ascend To view the subjects of our monarchy, Those souls which sin seals, the black sons of hell, 'mong which as chief, faustus, we come to thee, Bringing with us lasting damnation To wait upon thy soul. the time is come Which makes it forfeit. meph. and this gloomy night, Here in this room will wretched faustus be. belz. and here we'll stay To mark him how he doth demean himself. meph. how should he, but in desperate lunacy? Fond wordling, now his heartblood dries with grief; His conscience kills it, and his laboring brain Begets a world of idle fantasies To overreach the devil. but all in vain; His store of pleasures must be sauced with pain. He and his servant, wagner, are at hand. Both come from drawing faustus' latest will. See where they come. (enter faustus and wagner. faust. say, wagner, thou hast perused my will; How dost thou like it? As in all humble duty i do yield My life and lasting service for your love. enter the scholars. faust. gramercies, wagner. welcome, gentlemen. first-schol. now, worthy faustus, methinks your looks are changed. faust. oh, gentlemen! sec-schol. what ails faustus? faust. ah, my sweet chamber fellow, had i lived with Thee, then had i lived still, but now i must die Eternally. Look, sirs; comes he not? comes he not? first-schol. o my dear faustus, what imports this fear? sec.schol. is all our pleasure turned to melancholy? third-schol. he is not well with being over solitary. sec.schol. if it be so, we'll have physicians, And faustus shall be cured. third\schol. 'tis but a surfeit, sir; fear nothing. faust. a surfeit of deadly sin that hath damned both Body and soul. sec-schol. yet, faustus, look up to heaven and remember Mercy is infinite. faust. but faustus' offense can ne'er be pardoned. the Serpent that tempted eve may be saved, but not Faustus. o gentlemen, hear with patience, and Tremble not at my speeches. though my heart pant and Quiver to remember that i have been a student here These 30 years. o, would i had never seen witten- Berg, never read book. and what wonders i have done, All germany can witness -- yea, all the world -- for Which faustus hath lost both germany and the world, Yea heaven itself, heaven the seat of god, the throne Of the blessed, the kingdom of joy, and must remain in Hell forever. hell, o hell forever! Sweet friends, what shall become of faustus, being in Hell forever? sec-schol. yet, faustus, call on god. faust. on god, whom faustus hath abjured? on god, whom Faustus hath blasphemed? o, my god, i would weep, But the devil draws in my tears. gush forth blood Instead of tears, yea life and soul. o, he stays my 'em; they hold 'em. all. who, faustus? Faust. why, lucifer and mephistophilis. o, gentlemen, I gave them my soul for my cunning. all. o, god forbid! faust. god forbade it indeed, but faustus hath done it. For the vain pleasure of four and twenty years hath Faustus lost eternal joy and felicity. i writ them a Bill with mine own blood. the date is expired. this Is the time, and he will fetch me. first-schol. why did not faustus tell us of this before, That divines might have prayed for thee? faust. oft have i thought to have done so, but the devil Threatened to tear me in pieces if i named god, to Fetch me, body and soul, if i once gave ear to Divinity. and now 'tis too late. Gentlemen, away, lest you perish with me. sec.schol. o, what may we do to save faustus? faust. talk not of me, but save yourselves and depart. third-schol. god will strengthen me; i will stay with Faustus. first-schol. tempt not god, sweet friend, but let us Into the next room and pray for him. faust. ay, pray for me, pray for me; and what noise Soever you hear, come not unto me, for nothing can Rescue me. sec-schol. pray thou, and we will pray that god may have Mercy upon thee. faust. gentlemen, farewell. if i live till morning, I'll visit you; if not, faustus is gone to hell. all. faustus, farewell. (exeunt scholars. meph. ay, faustus, now thou hast no hope of heaven; Therefore despair. think only upon hell, For that must be thy mansion, there to dwell. faust. o thou bewitching fiend, 'twas thy temptation Hath robbed me of eternal happiness. meph. i do confess it, faustus, and rejoice. 'twas i, that when thou wert i' the way to heaven, Dammed up thy passage. when thou took'st the book To view the scriptures, then i turned the leaves And led thine eye. What, weep'st thou? 'tis too late. despair! Fools that will laugh on earth, must weep in hell. (exit. enter the good angel and the bad angel at several doors. good-ang. oh, faustus, if thou hadst given ear to me, Innumerable joys had followed thee; But thou didst love the world. bad-ang. gave ear to me, And now must taste hell's pains perpetually. good-ang. o what will all thy riches, pleasures, pomps Avail thee now? bad-ang. nothing but vex thee more, To want in hell, that had on earth such store. (music while the throne descends. good-ang. o, thou hast lost celestial happiness, Pleasures unspeakable, bliss without end. Hadst thou affected sweet divinity, Hell or the devil had had no power on thee. Hadst thou kept on that way, faustus, behold In what resplendent glory thou hadst sat In yonder throne, like those bright shining saints, And triumphed over hell. that hast thou lost, And now, poor soul, must thy good angel leave thee. The jaws of hell are open to receive thee. (exit. hell is discovered. bad-ang. now, faustus, let thine eyes with horror stare Into that vast perpetual torture house. There are the furies tossing damned souls On burning forks; their bodies boil in lead. There are live quarters broiling on the coals, That ne'er can die. this ever-burning chair Is for o'ertortured souls to rest them in. These that are fed with sops of flaming fire Were gluttons and loved only delicates And laughed to see the poor starve at their gates. But yet all these are nothing; thou shalt see Ten thousand tortures that more horrid be. faust. o, i have seen enough to torture me. bad-ang. nay, thou must feel them, taste the smart of all. He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall. And so i leave thee, faustus, till anon; (the clock strikes eleven. faust. oh, faustus, Now hast thou but one bare hour to live, And then thou must be damned perpetually. Stand still, you ever-moving spheres of heaven, That time may cease and midnight never come. Fair nature's eye, rise, rise again, and make Perpetual day; or let this hour be but A year, a month, a week, a natural day, That faustus may repent and save his soul. O lente, lente currite, noctis equi! The stars move still; time runs; the clock will strike; The devil will come, and faustus must be damned. O, i'll leap up to heaven! who pulls me down? One drop of blood will save me. oh, my christ! Rend not my heart for naming of my christ! Yet will i call on him. o, spare me, lucifer! Where is it now? tis gone. And see a threat'ning arm, an angry brow. Mountains and hills, come, come, and fall on me, And hide me from the heavy wrath of heaven, No! then will i headlong run into the earth. Gape, earth! o no, it will not harbor me! You stars that reigned at my nativity, Whose influence hath allotted death and hell, Now draw up faustus like a foggy mist Into the entrails of yon laboring cloud, That when you vomit forth into the air, My limbs may issue from your smoky mouths, But let my soul mount, and ascend to heaven. (the watch strikes. O, half the hour is past; 'twill all be past anon. O, if my soul must suffer for my sin, Impose some end to my incessant pain. Let faustus live in hell a thousand years, A hundred thousand, and at last be saved. No end is limited to damned souls. Why wert thou not a creature wanting soul? Or why is this immortal that thou hast? Oh, pythagoras' metempsychosis, were that true, This soul should fly from me, and i be changed Into some brutish beast. All beasts are happy, for, when they die But mine must live still to be plagued in hell. Cursed be the parents that engendered me! No, faustus, curse thyself, curse lucifer That hath deprived thee of the joys of heaven. (the clock strikes twelve. It strikes, it strikes! now, body, turn to air, Or lucifer will bear thee quick to hell. O soul, be changed into small waterdrops, And fall into the ocean, ne'er be found! (thunder, and enter the devils. O mercy, heaven, look not so fierce on me! Adders and serpents, let me breathe a while! Ugly hell, gape not! come not, lucifer! I'll burn my books! oh, mephistophilis... (exeunt. enter the scholars. first-schol. come, gentlemen, let us go visit faustus, For such a dreadful night was never seen Since first the world's creation did begin. Such fearful shrieks and cries were never heard. Pray heaven the doctor have escaped the danger. sec-schol. o help us, heaven! see, here are faustus' limbs, All torn asunder by the hand of death. third\schol. the devils whom faustus served have torn him thus; For 'twixt the hours of twelve and one, methought I heard him shriek and call aloud for help, At which self time the house seemed all on fire With dreadful horror of these damned fiends. sec-schol. well, gentlemen, though faustus' end be such As every christian heart laments to think on, Yet for he was a scholar, once admired For wondrous knowledge in our german schools, We'll give his mangled limbs due burial; And all the students, clothed in mourning black, Shall wait upon his heavy funeral. (exeunt. enter chorus. chor. cut is the branch that might have grown full straight. And burned is apollo's laurel bough That sometime grew within this learned man. Whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise Only to wonder at unlawful things, Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits To practice more than heavenly power permits. terminat hora diem; terminat auctor opus.