Scene III of Doctor Faustus
FAUST. How comes it then that thou art out of hell?
MEPHISTOPHILIS. Why this is hell, nor am I out of it.
Think’st thou that I who saw the face of God,
And tasted the eternal joys of Heaven,
Am not tormented with ten thousand hells,
In being depriv’d of everlasting bliss?
O Faustus! leave these frivolous demands,
Which strike a terror to my fainting soul.
FAUST. What, is great Mephistophilis so passionate
For being depriv’d of the joys of Heaven?
Learn thou of Faustus manly fortitude,
And scorn those joys thou never shalt possess.
Which line from the other scenes of the play provides the greatest FAUST.
1-FAUST. When I behold the heavens, then I repent / And curse thee, wicked Mephistophilis, / Because thou hast deprived me of those joys.
2-FAUST. Well, I’m content to compass then some sport, / And by their folly make us merriment. / Then charm me, [Mephistophilis,] that I / May be invisible, to do what I please / Unseen of any whilst I stay in Rome.
3-FAUST. Where art thou, Faustus? Wretch, what hast thou done! / Hell claims his right and with a roaring voice / Says “Faustus, come, thine hour is almost come!” / And Faustus will now come to do thee right!
4-FAUST. My God, my God! Look not so fierce on me! / Adders and serpents, let me breathe awhile! / Ugly Hell, gape not! Come not Lucifer! / I’ll burn my books!—O Mephistophilis!