Lodge being from Oxford and Greene and Nashe and Marlowe from Cambridge while kyd also likely to have received a university education 2)Marlowe's major plays A. Tamburlaine B. The jew of malta 3)Marlowe's two contributions to the English Literature B. Renaissance hero for drama 4) a brief introduction to“Dr. Faustus” Dr. Faustus is the greatest of Marlowe' s plays, in which the old German legend is freely reshaped. Faustus is a great scholar who has a strong desire to acquire all kinds of knowledge. He is bored of his present study on the academic curriculum and turns to black magic. By conjuration(念咒文召唤), he calls up Mephistophil is, the Devil's servant. Faustus makes a bond to sell his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of life in which he may have the services of Mephistophilis to give him everything he desires. With the help of the Devil Faustus brings his magical art into full play and sees the Pope, Alexander the Great and even the beautiful Helen of Greece. Meanwhile faustus has experienced much internal conflict, sy mbol ized in the appearances of both Good Angel and Bad Angel. In the final scene, there remains only the terrifying soliloquy(agE 语) in which the anguish(剧痛) of the hero' s mind is poignantly(尖锐地) expressed 2. William Shakespeare SHAKESPEARES COME. TRAGEDiI Passel somlssiuTrD-irnlCr. Developed by The Learning Company, Inc. Copynight(c)1997 TLC Properties Inc. All rights reserved Corbis- Bettmann corbis 66 Lodge being from Oxford and Greene and Nashe and Marlowe from Cambridge while Kyd also likely to have received a university education. 2) Marlowe’s major plays: A. Tamburlaine B. The Jew of Malta C. Dr. Faustus 3) Marlowe’s two contributions to the English Literature A. blank verse B. Renaissance hero for drama. 4) A brief introduction to “Dr. Faustus” Dr. Faustus is the greatest of Marlowe’s plays, in which the old German legend is freely reshaped. Faustus is a great scholar who has a strong desire to acquire all kinds of knowledge. He is bored of his present study on the academic curriculum and turns to black magic. By conjuration ( 念 咒 文 召 唤 ), he calls up Mephistophilis, the Devil’s servant. Faustus makes a bond to sell his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of life in which he may have the services of Mephistophilis to give him everything he desires. With the help of the Devil, Faustus brings his magical art into full play and sees the Pope, Alexander the Great and even the beautiful Helen of Greece. Meanwhile Faustus has experienced much internal conflict, symbolized in the appearances of both Good Angel and Bad Angel. In the final scene, there remains only the terrifying soliloquy (自言自 语) in which the anguish (剧痛) of the hero’s mind is poignantly (尖锐地) expressed. 2. William Shakespeare