Doctor Faustus | Act 2 Summary

Act II, Scene i
As Faustus prepares to sign in blood a contract giving Lucifer his soul, the Good and Bad Angels appear, offering advice. After Faustus signs, devils dress him in rich robes and dance around. Again, Faustus asks Mephistopheles about hell, then refuses to believe the devil's honest reply, insisting that "hell's a fable."

Faustus asks and receives from Mephistopheles several books of spells to bring riches, control the elements, and provide knowledge of nature.

Act II, Scene ii
Faustus tells Mephistopheles that when he sees the...


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