Faust: a tragedyWebster's dictionary says that a tragedy is a deplorable, terrible or fatal event or affair, or a disaster. This word and Goethe's story Faust go very well together because of the amount of calamities present in the story. For this reason the subtitle “A tragedy” is appropriate. It is appropriate for Faust's alliance with the Devil, his actions together with the Devil, and the fate of two of the main characters at the end of the story. Faust: A tragedy truly deserves the subtitle "A tragedy". It was certainly a tragedy that Faust allied himself with Mephisto. Whenever a person turns away from the positive path of the Lord to the side of the Devil, it is certainly something very negative. The phrase "he sold his soul to the devil" has been used for centuries without any positive connotation. Of course when this phrase was used it was only to say that the person was evil, not that they actually allowed Satan to purchase their soul. That would be ridiculous, right? Well this is exactly what happened in the case of Faust. Due to his flaw of not being satisfied with life itself, he turned away from the Lord and traded his soul for a higher form of entertainment. “Thinking is over, for a long time Learning and knowledge have disgusted me… Bring forth your miracles…” It is tragic when someone feels they understand so much, or tries to ignore so much to the point that they think that they should give their souls without fear of eternal damnation. Faust believes or tries to believe that there is no afterlife and that he can simply trade his life with the most evil being in existence without repercussions. Turning away from God and making the Devil your partner is something that deserves the title of “a tragedy.” While working with the Devil Faust did a number of evil things, some quite tragic. It was bad enough that Faust decided to play with Mephistopheles, but it was worse when he decided he wanted to involve someone else in his sick deal. Faust, overcome by lust, felt the need to seduce and corrupt a young girl. “Take it from me, you heard, you must!” This is even worse when you consider that it was inevitable that he would succeed with Satan's help.

Topic > Faust: a tragedyWebster's dictionary says that a tragedy is a deplorable, terrible or fatal event or affair, or a disaster. This word and Goethe's story Faust go very well together because of the amount of calamities present in the story. For this reason the subtitle “A tragedy” is appropriate. It is appropriate for Faust's alliance with the Devil, his actions together with the Devil, and the fate of two of the main characters at the end of the story. Faust: A tragedy truly deserves the subtitle "A tragedy". It was certainly a tragedy that Faust allied himself with Mephisto. Whenever a person turns away from the positive path of the Lord to the side of the Devil, it is certainly something very negative. The phrase "he sold his soul to the devil" has been used for centuries without any positive connotation. Of course when this phrase was used it was only to say that the person was evil, not that they actually allowed Satan to purchase their soul. That would be ridiculous, right? Well this is exactly what happened in the case of Faust. Due to his flaw of not being satisfied with life itself, he turned away from the Lord and traded his soul for a higher form of entertainment. “Thinking is over, for a long time Learning and knowledge have disgusted me… Bring forth your miracles…” It is tragic when someone feels they understand so much, or tries to ignore so much to the point that they think that they should give their souls without fear of eternal damnation. Faust believes or tries to believe that there is no afterlife and that he can simply trade his life with the most evil being in existence without repercussions. Turning away from God and making the Devil your partner is something that deserves the title of “a tragedy.” While working with the Devil Faust did a number of evil things, some quite tragic. It was bad enough that Faust decided to play with Mephistopheles, but it was worse when he decided he wanted to involve someone else in his sick deal. Faust, overcome by lust, felt the need to seduce and corrupt a young girl. “Take it from me, you heard, you must!” This is even worse when you consider that it was inevitable that he would succeed with Satan's help.