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Faust Video and Viewing Questions

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Q Faust Video and Viewing Questions 1. What kind of picture of Faust emerges from your viewing of the video documentary and from your reading to this point? 2. The video documentary says Faust is a man of human aspirations. Where in the text of Goethe's Faust does Faust appear as such a man? 3. Based on your reading of Goethe's Faust (and also in consideration of the video clip), what is it about Faust that makes him an appealing but also unsettling figure? 4. Where in Goethe's text does the character Faust appear as a mystery figure? 5. Based on your reading to this point, and also in light of the presentation of Faust in the brief video documentary, what makes Faust the kind of man who holds the potential to be "legendary"?

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Faust is a man who prefers to press the limits and boundaries going well beyond the conventional ideas of the time. This text is also about forbidden knowledge as mentioned in the video which gave me the idea that Dr. Faust had the thirst to do know about new things and gather fresh experiences.