Christopher Marlowe and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Part 1

· Initial discussion board posts are due by 11:59 P.M. on Thursday. For your initial discussion post, you should:

· select one of the questions below:

· How does this play demonstrate characteristics of English Renaissance era literature?

· Based on Marlowe's play, does Faustus have freewill or is he predestined?

· What is the role of power in Doctor Faustus?

· How are cultural characteristics of the English Renaissance demonstrated in the play?

· write a well developed paragraph around 250 to 300 words that answers the question and includes:

· a clearly defined topic sentence

· at least one MLA formatted quotation from the assigned readings of literature for this module

· three or more sentences that explain how the quotation supports the topic sentence 

· Be careful not to confuse editorial sections of the assigned readings with the literature (poems, stories, sermons, speeches, essays, etc.)