Heinrich Faust
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Heinrich Faust is the tormented scholar who makes a pact with the devil Mephistopheles in Goethe’s tragic drama, embodying the human struggle for knowledge, meaning, and fulfillment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil
NERFINISHED
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Faust: Der Tragödie zweiter Teil NERFINISHED ⓘ Goethe's Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gretchen
NERFINISHED
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Margarete NERFINISHED ⓘ Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faust legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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dissatisfied ⓘ intellectually curious ⓘ restless ⓘ tormented ⓘ |
| createdBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | archetype of the overreaching scholar ⓘ |
| dealCondition |
Faust serves Mephistopheles in hell if satisfied
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Mephistopheles serves Faust in life ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Gretchen
NERFINISHED
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Margarete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German folklore
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Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Weimar Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole | protagonist of Goethe's Faust ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | German ⓘ |
| occupation |
alchemist
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scholar ⓘ |
| partOf | German literature canon ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeks |
fulfillment
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transcendence ⓘ ultimate knowledge ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between reason and desire
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limitlessness of human striving ⓘ modern human condition ⓘ |
| theme |
human striving
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pact with the devil ⓘ redemption ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ striving for knowledge ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
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