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bc69f91 God Is, Lucifer is a devil, and there is a Hell. christian christopher-marlowe creator demons devil eternity faust god hard-truths hell lucifer marlowe truth E.A. Bucchianeri
4efecb2 Thus, Marlowe posed the silent question: could aspiring Icarus be happy with a toilsome life on land managing a plough with plodding oxen having once tasted the weightless bliss of flight? christopher-marlowe faust faust-legend faustian faustus icarus marlowe pride E.A. Bucchianeri
8564f82 ... the lofty mind of man can be imprisoned by the artifices of its own making. christopher-marlowe faust faustian faustus grand-plans imprisionment imprison man mankind marlowe mind philosophical planning plans sad-but-true when-plans-go-wrong when-things-fall-apart E.A. Bucchianeri
fa0dcdb The mightiest kings have had their minions; Great Alexander loved Hephaestion, The conquering Hercules for Hylas wept; And for Patroclus, stern Achilles drooped. And not kings only, but the wisest men: The Roman Tully loved Octavius, Grave Socrates, wild Alcibiades. alexander-the-great christopher-marlowe edward-ii hephaestion love patroclus Christopher Marlowe
6fb2735 (Marlowe's) Faustus stubbornly reverts to his atheistic beliefs and continues his elementary pagan re-education ~ the inferno to him is a 'place' invented by men. christopher-marlowe disbelief faust faust-legend faustian faustus hell inferno marlowe paganism E.A. Bucchianeri