Module 4 DQ

Module 4: Christopher Marlowe and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Part 1

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

0. select one of the questions below:

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

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

0. What is the role of power in Doctor Faustus?

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

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

1. a clearly defined topic sentence

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

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

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