Dr. Faustus

I really enjoyed the message behind this play. It was much like that of Everyman in the sense that the message was very religious, yet could be applied to more general, non-religious idea of morality. I found to poetic language of Dr. Faustus to be more difficult, and less fluid, to read than the prose of Everyman. However, both stories were intriguing and easy to understand. It is interesting that the main character in Dr. Faustus did not fear God or his afterlife. He was unsure about whether he was making the right choice to sell his soul to the devil, but he made that decision for 24 years. The moment that Everyman was told that he was going to be going to hell, he did everything he could to repent his sins to God. Perhaps this is a reflection of a movement away from the Church. Also, Dr. Faustus was no longer allowed to repent his sins at the end, which goes against rules of Christianity. This play was much more controversial in morality than everyman was. None-the-less, they both offered very strong moral messages.