Faust - Introduction Summary & Analysis. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This Study Guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Faust. Print Word PDF.Summary and Analysis Part 2: Act V: Open Country. Summary. Faust's project, though not yet completed, has been successful. Philemon and Baucis, an old couple who live in the area, tell a wandering stranger about Faust's amazing achievements. It is also revealed that Faust is determined to own all the land in the region. Margarete/A Penitent. Also known as Gretchen, a shortening of her given name, Margarete is a beautiful, innocent, poor young woman with whom Faust falls madly in love and who in turn falls in love with him. The two become involved in a torrid love affair, and one night Faust tells Margarete to administer a sleeping potion to her controlling
Arindal, thy bow was strong, thy spear was swift on the field, thy look was like mist on the wave, thy shield a red cloud in a storm! Armar, renowned in war, came and sought Daura's love. He was not long refused: fair was the hope of their friends. "Erath, son of Odgal, repined: his brother had been slain by Armar.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Summary. The Lord and all the hosts of heaven are assembled. The three archangels, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael, individually step forward and recite eloquent praises of the beauty and perfection of the universe and the omnipotence of God. Then Mephistopheles (also called Mephisto, the devil) enters. Her Evil Spirit torments her with memories of innocence. It reminds her of Valentine ’s death, his blood shed because of her sins, as well as of her mother’s death (which is stated here for the first time), caused by the potion which she, Gretchen, gave to her at Faust ’s urging. The Evil Spirit also implies that Gretchen is pregnant. 02Njn.