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bc69f91 God Is, Lucifer is a devil, and there is a Hell. god truth hard-truths christopher-marlowe marlowe lucifer demons christian eternity creator devil faust hell 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-legend faustian faustus marlowe pride icarus faust E.A. Bucchianeri
8564f82 ... the lofty mind of man can be imprisoned by the artifices of its own making. mankind man mind philosophical grand-plans imprisionment imprison when-plans-go-wrong when-things-fall-apart christopher-marlowe faustian faustus marlowe sad-but-true plans planning faust 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. love alexander-the-great edward-ii hephaestion christopher-marlowe 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 faust-legend faustian faustus marlowe inferno disbelief paganism faust hell E.A. Bucchianeri