Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe – themes, analysis and study aids for teachers and students

Any student of Doctor Faustus will be asked to look in-depth at the themes of the play, as well as to analyse portions of the text. We’ve therefore compiled some detailed background notes for students and teachers, as well as useful teaching aids.

Please feel free to download the PDFs below as you wish, although they should only be used directly for your own educational purposes and not reproduced or adapted commercially in any way. Images are subject to copyright of their respective owners and should not be reproduced on a website or elsewhere.

Don’t forget that you’ll also find useful extras on our Doctor Faustus DVDs – the Education Pack in particular has a whole disc devoted to extras, covering background information, cast and director interviews and much more.

Doctor Faustus themes, sources, analysis, teaching aids – download free PDFs

• Summary & Questions for Dr Faustus
• Sources for Dr Faustus
• Context Work for Dr Faustus
• Close Text Reading for Dr Faustus
• Useful extracts from other texts

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Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe – find out more now

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Take a look at the Introduction to Dr Faustus

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