Scene Summaries by Deborah Solomon https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp Made with mirth en-us 2017-10-13 02:02:45 UTC 2017-10-19 18:09:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198795574 Scene 7 

Fautus and Mephastopilis fly to Rome.  They meet up with the friars and turn invisible then mess with the Pope. The clergy and the Pope try to drive the demons out of them. After the third time, Fautus hits the Pope's ear. In response the Pope runs away. The friars start to sing a Dirge and then F & M beat them up while throwing fire works at them. 

Scene 8 
Vintner accuses Robin of stealing the silver cup. Robin gets upset, and says he will 'tickle' him. Robin calls in M. M gets upset that they brought him into the situation and he turns them into an ape and a dog. ]]> 2017-10-19 17:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198795574 Food for Thought emilymarieg77 https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198796996 Faustus is visited by the Duke and the Duchess. Seeking to impress them, Faustus asks the Duchess what he can do to please her. She replies that her greatest desire would be grapes, because they are out of season and she hasn't eaten them in a long time. Mephastophilis disappears and brings back the grapes, and she is greatly pleased because they are the best grapes she has ever tasted. The Duke and the Duchess tell Faustus he will receive a reward. ]]> 2017-10-19 17:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198796996 Scene 9 - Alexander! (The Great) https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198798508 At the German court, Emperor Carolus tells Faustus that he has heard about his magical powers and he would like to see some proof. Faustus responds humbly that he is not as skilled as the rumors report him to be, but he will try to please the emperor. The emperor wonders if Faustus can conjure up Alexander the Great, as well as his lover. As the emperor makes this request, a knight in the court makes several skeptical and sarcastic remarks about Faustus' powers. At Faustus' request, Mephistophilis leaves and returns with two spirits in the shape of Alexander and his lover. The emperor is skeptical, until he inspects a mole on the lover’s neck, then he declares that the two spirits are real. Faustus asks that the sarcastic knight be requested to return. When the knight appears, he has a pair of horns on his head. The knight is furious about his situation and assaults Faustus. Then, after the emperor asks, Faustus removers the horns. The emperor thanks Faustus for the conjuration and promises to greatly reward him.]]> 2017-10-19 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198798508 Opens with faustus and the scholars. The scholars try to convince faustus to ask for forgiveness but he is like "I'm too far gone!" The scholars do not understand at first why he cannot call on God, but then find out from Faustus himself. One scholar offers to stay and pray, but the others convince him not to and when the clocks strike 11 the scholars leave to pray for him in another room. He then tries to bargain with God and he tries to figure out a way out of his predicament. He begs for an end to his torment, as in he will be stay in Hell for any amount of time, yet he wants there to, eventually, be an end to the torment. The clock strikes 12, there is thunder and lightning and devils. Then the devils take him away as he curses himself and Lucifer for depriving him of the opportunity to experience heaven. Then the epilogue gives the moral of the story: be content simply to observe with awe. https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198798675 2017-10-19 17:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198798675 Raising Helen https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198800640 The scene begins with the scholars entering the room and begging for Faustus to summon the mythical beautiful Helen to walk across the stage gathering the scholars in 
awe. When Helen eventually vanished, the scholars left and an elderly man enters
 the room. He begs Faustus to repent for his sins against God before it is too late. Faustus rejects the old man and scares him off. However, the old man made Faustus consider on repenting for his sins until Mephastopilis appears and calls him a traitor for not holding up to his agreement. Faustus apologizes and then reaffirms his loyalty to the devil. Faustus asks from Mephastopilis to torment the old man for trying to him away from the devil and also requests for the mythical Helen to become his wife in order to ease his mind from the worrying thought of his dealings with Lucifer. ]]> 2017-10-19 17:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198800640 Scene 10 - A Horse in a Haystack ft. I Pulled Your Leg https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198802290 Faustus becomes concerned that his time is coming to a close. Suddenly, a horse-courser comes in and asks Faustus to sell him his horse for $40. Faustus agrees, but warns the buyer to never ride the horse in water. After the horse-courser leaves, Faustus resumes contemplating that he is condemned to die and then falls asleep. The horse-courser then returns in a great anger and accuses Faustus of cheating him. He didn’t do as he was told and had ridden the horse into water, when the horse then turned into a bale of hay. Mephistophilis tells the horse-courser to be quiet because Faustus has just fallen asleep for the first time in eight days. The horse-courser pulls on Faustus' legs, awakens him, and demands that Faustus pay him back his money. He is astonished and shocked when Faustus' entire leg comes off. He is so frightened that he promises to pay Faustus forty more dollars. Wagner enters and tells Faustus that the Duke of Vanholt wants to meet with him, and Faustus agrees to see him.]]> 2017-10-19 17:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/solomon_/t0sqswznuaqp/wish/198802290