Which play by Christopher Marlowe features a protagonist who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for twenty-four years of knowledge and power?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a seminal work of the English Renaissance that explores the conflict between medieval religious values and the burgeoning humanism and scientific ambition of the era.
Keep practicing
More Renaissance Drama questions
- What term is used to describe the private, indoor theaters of the era, such as the Blackfriars, which charged higher prices than the public…
- Who was the 'Master of the Revels' in Elizabethan and Jacobean England?
- Which female character in John Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi' is tortured and killed by her brothers for secretly marrying her steward?
- The 'War of the Theatres' (Poetomachia) was a literary feud involving which two primary playwrights?
- In 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle' by Beaumont and Fletcher, how is the traditional structure of Renaissance drama subverted?
- What was the significance of the 1594 reorganization of playing companies, leading to the formation of the Lord Chamberlain's Men?