The Works of Christopher Marlowe

Dr. Faustus (B Text)


Act: 1 Scene: 1
O Faustus, lay that damned book aside,
And gaze not on it least it tempt thy soul
And heap God's heavy wrath upon thy head.
Read, read the scriptures: that is blasphemy.

Act: 2 Scene: 1
Sweet Faustus, leave that execrable art.
O, they are means to bring thee unto heaven.
Sweet Faustus, think of heaven and heavenly things.

Act: 2 Scene: 2
Faustus, repent yet God will pity thee.
Never too late, if Faustus will repent.
Repent and they shall never raise thy skin. Exit Angels.

Act: 5 Scene: 2
Oh Faustus, if thou had'st given ear to me,
Innumerable joys had followed thee.
But thou did'st love the world.
O, what will all thy riches, pleasures, pomps,
Avail thee now?
O, thou hast lost celestial happiness,
Pleasures unspeakable, bliss without end.
Had'st thou affected sweet divinity,
Hell, or the Devil, had had no power on thee.
Had'st thou kept on that way, Faustus behold
In what resplendent glory thou had'st set
In yonder throne, like those bright shining Saints,
And triumphed over hell. That hast thou lost,
And now poor soul must thy good angel leave thee.
The jaws of hell are open to receive thee. Exit.