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Wow, this story feels like a whole saga. This would be a great morale lesson for the rich and powerful who don’t use the wealth and influence they’ve been blessed with to help the world.
I am happy you found it useful. If you are interested there is also an analysis of Faust available on the channel. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😊
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Everything about this story is the path to damnation, due to temptation this is unknown, yet belief in what you allow yourself to as humans have been obeying temptation for centuries as normal and godly.
Man, the stage adaptation I saw years ago really failed to convey like half of the story of Faust. Either that adaptation ended with Faust actually being condemned and being taken to hell by Mephistopheles, or again the writing and performance did that poor a job of conveying the story (they seemed to use a lot of Shakespearean-style English so there were definitely whole conversations that were hard to understand).
There seems to be a common trend among directors that they think they know better than the author who wrote the actual masterpiece. There is also intentional dumbing down of the literature to appeal to everyone and because of that they lose the essence of the work and what has made it a masterpiece.
Yeah, kind of like the masterpiece film 'Faust" that was a dumbed down and simplified version of 'Faust" as a literary masterpiece. I still did very much enjoy the film. It was made by F.W. Murnau in I believe 1926, or 1927 something around that time. I still do recommend it. It sounds like the stage adaptation you are talking about, but it is still worth it.
Thank you very much! This summary was amazing. From the images to the music to the storytelling it's very well put together. I was searching for a summary of the story in order to drive some interest to read the play and this video served the purpose🤩
Haha Im here out of free will hahahhahaha i like cool smart stuff on my free time while you are chained to these books to get a grade on a paper hahahahha
Great book allot of relevance today . And in most times before tbh . Almost mirrors the fall of Solomon intellect alone or the sense of intellect can be used to ruin a man .
In America we have our own version of Faust. " The Legend of Robert Johnson" He was a talentless black man from Mississippi that couldn't read, write, sing or play guitar. Yet somehow he made a career as a famous blues musician overnight. According to legend he met the devil at some dusty cross roads and sold his soul for blues fame.
I just search this because of the anime Black Butler. I read that the author Yana wss inspired from Faust. Now I can see the resemblance of the story. Since the manga is still ongoing I hope the ending for Ciel is a happy ending.
"There could come a time when God loses his joy in the world and he beats everything together to a new creation !" (attributed to Goethe) This time has come NOW ! ->
If this is really Goethe's Faust, then I hate this Faust. The guy made a deal with the devil. Use the devil's power for the majority of his life. Done a lot of horrible deeds. He even created that wretched fiat money system. Then in the end, without some kind of atonement towards God (Improving his kingdom seems to be done only for self-satisfaction). Then he just get into heaven. Wtf 🤨
This seems to be a common issue with many readers. If you are interested I have an analysis of this work available on the channel. I hope it helps. Ultimately any piece of literature is subjective and open to interpretation. Analysis: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_8Hl7lG168U.html
Marlowe's Faust and Goethe's both draw inspiration from the Faust legend, where a character makes a deal with the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.This is often referred to as the "Faustian bargain." They both feature a character named Mephistopheles, who acts as a sort of representative to the devil and misleads the main character. However, there are notable differences between these works. Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" is a more traditional tragic play, while Goethe's "Faust" is a poetic work with elements of both Romantic and Enlightenment influences. Marlowe's play focuses on religious and moral themes, while Goethe's "Faust" explores a wider range of ideas, including existentialism and humanism, influenced by both Romantic and Enlightenment philosophies. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😊
Really well made summary. I find the plot of the book to be so lame, " the best work of German literature" , probably will skip german literature from now on. Thank you!
Thank you for your comment. The name "Gretchen" itself is a diminutive form of "Margaret" in German. Just as Rick is a familiar or shortened form of the name Richard in English. Both Rick/Richard and Gretchen/Margaret represent different variations or forms of the same name used in different languages and cultures. In English "Margaret" is a more common name, and the translators likely made the change to maintain the spirit of the character's name while using a more recognizable form.
Because they both draw inspiration from the Faust legend, where a character makes a deal with the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.This is often referred to as the "Faustian bargain." They both feature a character named Mephistopheles, who acts as a sort of representative to the devil and guides the main character. However, there are notable differences between these works. Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" is a more traditional tragic play, while Goethe's "Faust" is a poetic work with elements of both Romantic and Enlightenment influences. Marlowe's play focuses on religious and moral themes, while Goethe's "Faust" explores a wider range of ideas, including existentialism and humanism, influenced by both Romantic and Enlightenment philosophies. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😊
@sugarhigh55 There is a detailed analysis of Faust on the channel. You can watch it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_8Hl7lG168U.html There is also a literary companion available for this book, which you can find through the link in the description box.
Great story, but no truth. The theology in this book is Soo screwed up....it's a confusing concoction of paganism and the roman catholic religion, no where does it agree with the holy bible yet it's full of many of it's stories.
For me it’s about the lesson the story was teaching. Calling upon the devil to empower yourself, so that you can empower and be of service to others, still makes you worthy of heaven despite your relationship with the devil
@@Doomstahh I understand your line of logic, but it's not right....if you think you can call upon the dark side to accomplish a good purpose your fooling yourself and have not believed the truth but a lie. The ends do not justify the means, the bible records that Satan is the father of lies, and is a murderer and destroyer, to get into a relationship with him to justify helping others is to deny God's first requirement to humanity and that is to love Him first by not compromising with evil, that's why it is written: thou shalt have no other god's before me, and in another place you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind and strength and through this learn to love your neighbor as yourself but never does God tells us to work with Satan to accomplish good deeds. That's an inverted gospel and a esoteric masonic idea, it's not of God but from Lucifer.
True. Although there are positive elements of faith present throughout the books, such as Margaret surrendering her fate to God instead of asking Mephistopheles for help or Faust gradually becoming aware of his mistskes and surviving damnation through service, The book should not be taken as a literal example of ideal Christian theology. Abrahamic religions, specially Christianity in this case, set boundaries between seeking power and finding enlightenment through faith, and specifically any action that would lead to gaining an unfair advantage over people is prohibited. I think Goethe's intention was to pin point the idea that God's wisdom and justice is bigger than our perception and no matter how guilty one might be , the gates of his kingdom is never shut, and through grace anyone could get saved, if grace is granted.
