Triumph of Faust At the beginning of Goethe's Faust a bet is made between God and Mephistopheles, a character who some consider the Devil. Mephistopheles says that Faust, the doctor, will fall and God says in verses 15-16, "If today he is still confused, a lost soul, my light will lead him to the true path." Soon Mephistopheles will have to do anything for Faust if Faust, in exchange, will give Mephisto his soul. Although Faust, throughout the play, is irritated with Mephistopheles, he also feels that it is necessary to have him around because he needs him to have a fulfilling life. Faust eventually discovers that he doesn't want to be a bad guy and so he triumphs over Mephistopheles and God wins the bet. When the pact is made first, Faust seems not to care about his soul or his life. He is Mephisto's sidekick for lack of anything better to do. In lines 1676-1678, Faust says, "If you bring this world down upon my ears... who cares?" Faust considers himself better than God, so he does not care about his well-being. In the "Night" scene Faust even attempts suicide. When the two begin dating, Faust seems bored by everything Mephistopheles shows him. In lines 2377-2383 Faust says: "Are you telling me that I will learn to be a new man by stumbling in this crazy confusion?...If you can do no better, the prospect is black for me, the hopes I have cherished are already dead ." Faust suddenly becomes interested when he lays eyes on Gretchen, a beautiful, poor, good and modest young woman. Although Mephistopheles does not approve of the girl's pursuit, he must do what Faust orders him or he will lose Faust's soul. So, Mephisto does what Faust says, albeit reluctantly. "Aren't you tired of this wandering now? How can it still be fun for you? Do it for a while, all right; but that's enough, let's move on to the new thing!" Mephisto says in lines 3310-3313. Throughout the rest of the play, Mephisto tries to dissuade Faust from some ideas, but he always gives in, so Faust does not cancel the pact and Mephistopheles does not lose his bet with God. In "An Overcast Day", "A Field" Faust discovers that he got Gretchen pregnant and that she's in prison.