Dr. Faustus is a tragic tale of a man tormented by humanly desire. This story plugs us into the story of one mans fatal flaw, his pride. Pride overwhelms this man. It is something of a superiority of his character, which he is unable to break free from. His fatal flaw puts him in a great moral conflict within him. Faustus despite his humanly error is a courageous hero in his tale because he shows a sense of dignity as he struggles mightily against forces that are pitted against him. Finally though all hope is lost and he gives into his demons, recognizing and accepting his destiny.
Dr. Faustus is a very brilliant man, who was brought up in poverty by his relatives. Although he struggled much in his young life he profited largely from his schooling. He was able to master most anything he set his mind too. The only problem in being so brilliant was he quickly found himself dissatisfied by those things he masters. In his life time Faustus masters language so he can argue, but only satisfied for a short time. Medicine surely could have been his calling, for he quickly became a renowned doctor, yet more is desired. He dreams of raising the dead, or making men able to live eternally. Thus he moves on to law, he finds himself better than lawyers because he believes that lawyers are just mercenaries on it for the money. So in the story of poor Faustus we find him dreaming again, this time of power, “Lines, Circles, signs, letters, and characters-Aye, these are those that Faustus most desires.” He thinks of power, which makes him capable of ruling over others, “All things that move between the quiet poles shall be at my command. Emperors and kings are but obeyed in their several provinces; nor can they raise the wind or rend the clouds; but his dominion that exceeds in this stretcheth as far as doth the mind of man. A sound magician is a demigod: Here tire my brains to gain a deity!” It is at this point that Faustus comes off of his rocker, and desires power, requests...