Several such agreements are taking place in their town involving other residents. They make this deal, and the man signs it with blood. So, Faustus fashions a deal which involves him getting Mephistopheles to serve him for twenty-four years, and his soul to go the other way. However, Mephistopheles is currently under Lucifer and does not intend to rebel against his master. Faustus starts by summoning Mephistopheles and wants this devil to serve him. Faustus sees that he is ready to try out his acquired gifts. Faustus decides to talk to magicians Cornelius and Valdes about what he desires. The man dismisses Theology, Medicine, even Law. Faustus sits in his study, wondering what was worthy for him to major in. It is the story about a doctor who decides to study the dark arts and ends up pawning the devil his soul. The poem was composed at a time between 15. It can be easily mistaken for the Thomas Mann novel sharing the same name. Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe.
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