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  1. www.sparknotes.com › lit › doctorfaustusDoctor Faustus Chorus 3 & Scene 9 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

    The emperor tells Faustus that he would like to see Alexander the Great and his lover. Faustus tells him that he cannot produce their actual bodies but can create spirits resembling them. A knight present in the court (Benvolio in the B text) is skeptical, and asserts that it is as untrue that Faustus can perform this feat as that the goddess ...

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  2. www.litcharts.com › lit › doctor-faustusDoctor Faustus Scene 9 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    The emperor examines the spirits and remarks that he thinks they are the true bodies of Alexander and his lover. (In the B-text, Alexander appears with his rival Darius, king of Persia, whom he then defeats.)

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    Despite the skepticism of one of the knights present, Faustus is indeed able to conjure up the spirit of the great Macedonian warrior-king. For good measure, he throws in the...

  5. human.libretexts.org › Courses › Lumen_Learning10.3: The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus - Humanities LibreTexts

    Jan 15, 2024 · EMPEROR. Sure, these are no spirits, but the true substantial bodies of those two deceased princes. [Exeunt Spirits.] FAUSTUS. Wilt please your highness now to send for the knight that was so pleasant with me here of late? EMPEROR. One of you call him forth. [Exit ATTENDANT.] Re-enter the KNIGHT with a pair of horns on his head.

  6. www.cliffsnotes.com › literature › dScene 10 - CliffsNotes

    After the emperor inspects a mole on the paramour's neck, he declares that the two spirits are real. Faustus asks that the sarcastic knight be requested to return. When the knight appears, he has a pair of horns on his head.

  7. www.perseus.tufts.edu › hopper › textChristopher Marlowe, The Tragedie of Doctor Faustus (B text)

    My Lord, I must forewarn your majesty That when my spirits present the royal shapes Of Alexander and his paramour, 1285 Your grace demand no questions of the King, But in dumb silence let them come and go. Emp. Be it as Faustus please; we are content.

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  9. www.sparknotes.com › lit › doctorfaustusDoctor Faustus Quotes: Power and Ambition - SparkNotes

    In Faustus’s lines, he describes all the ways he can control the spirits to do what he wants, revealing his greedy and power-hungry side. Had I as many souls as there be stars I’d give them all for Mephostophilis.