It strikes! It strikes! Paul Hilton and Arthur Darvill star as Faustus and Mephistophilis in this eerie clip from Act V, scene 2 of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Buy now on DVD: bit.ly/Faustus2011DVD #DoctorFaustus
I don't think even close to being scary! 😱 to me, I feel like he's the most courageous companion on the face of the Doctor Who planet! Or maybe he's just being very loud just to protect his love of his life: Amy. Or something! Idk!
"Nay, thou must feel them, taste the smart of all." "He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall." So much said in but a few words. If that line alone is not enough to immortalize Marlowe as an equal to Shakespeare, then I don't know what is.
I was learning about this play in school and I really like it especially the sound effects and the actors suit the characters and the demons looked super creepy
I saw this in theaters in Phoenix last year. It was stellar. Please, please make this available via Digital Theatre like you did with the Falstaff plays. I would dearly love to own this one.
I thought this Doctor Faustus was really poor, he's being dragged to Hell and he barely seems to care, it was all a bit awkward. But the production is very impressive and frightening.
SA Alzahrani No, it was a reconstruction built at the initiative of Sam Wannamaker, an American actor (to whom the second theatre space of the Globe, Sam Wannamaker Playhouse, is dedicated to). The original Globe no longer exist.
Trained in theology, Faustus turns to magic and makes a perilous deal with the Devil in which he commits his soul to eternal damnation in return for power and knowledge in this life. But he is only human, and arrogant and reckless. Can Faust - or anyone - wield the powers of God or resist the temptations of the Devil?
I'm pretty familiar with the play, but who is the fallen angel with the big wings at the end (remind me if I've forgotten)? Also, I'd love to see the full production of this, anyone know where I can find it? Or could somebody post it up on RU-vid in full or something please? That'd be awesome! :D
The angel at the end is Lucifer, it's sorta the answer to the question of why he's been needing to be supported by minions in order to walk all play: he's still used to flying. You can actually rent the full version online, if you google digital theater. Btw, this clip cut out the bit after the bows which was the best part of the entire show.
Bit late, but the fallen angel is returned to god, hence the white wings, contrasting colour of white with the demons colours (black and red) symbolises the purity
Thanks! I forgot there was a second text. Not actually Marlowe's work the one I haven't read I don't think, it was adapted by someone else after his death. Also apologies for the stupid typo in Lucifer
