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Till swoll'n with cunning, of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach Based on this context, Faustus is being compared to
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Till swoll'n with cunning, of a self-conceit,

His waxen wings did mount above his reach
Based on this context, Faustus is being compared to

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He is being compared to Icarus, the man who had waxen wings and wanted to fly up to the sun, but his wings melted away and he didn't reach his goal.

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