Goethe's Faust Research Paper

A popular story from the Renaissance Period is Faust, a story of a man who has done something no one has ever done. Faust was written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, a writer who was also known for his expertise in politics and science. Goethe was born in Germany to a middle-class family. He began writing Faust in his early twenties and finally had it finish before his last birthday. Faust is the fictional story of a man who makes a deal with the devil in exchange for black magic. The man would journey in the real world with the Devil and meet a woman who he falls in love with. His love for her would eventually rid him of his desire for black magic. In the end, she ends up in prison refuses to escape, while Faust leaves. This paper is going to show that Faust is a story which exemplifies that bad behavior only result in bad consequences because of what happens to Faust, Margarete, and the Devil. Faust kills Valentine, Margarete’s brother, and never gets to see Margarete again. In the Night scene, while the Devil and Valentine was arguing, the Devil instructs Faust to stab Valentine. After Faust stabs the Valentine, the …show more content…
The Devil was more responsible for Valentine’s death. It was the Devil, who argued with Valentine and order others to stab him. The Devil pulled Faust away from Margarete for a long time which led her to killing her infant. The Devil did not do anything, but the Devil was the reason why these people commit these crimes towards each other. His goal to capture Faust as a servant ultimately fails because of what the Devil has done. In the scene An Overcast Day, A Field, Faust accuses the Devil for everything that has gone wrong, but, in return, the Devil blames Faust and claims him as being truly responsible for everything that went wrong (506). Because of this the Devil eventually fails to capture Faust as a servant. This proves that making bad choices only have bad