Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"How am I glutted with conceit of this!
Shall I make spirits fetch me what I please,
Resolve me of all ambiguities,
Perform what desperate enterprise I will?"

Which ideas explain how the excerpt could be used to support the claim that Faustus's defiance towards God is willful? Select ALL that apply.

A) His desire to be resolved of ambiguities implies that he is uncertain of the choices he has made.

B) He notes that he is "glutted," which is a mortal sin.

C) He notes that it pleases him to manipulate the spirits of the dead.

D) The use of the term "conceit" to describe his powers suggests that he knows they are insubstantial.

Answer 1

C) He notes that it pleases him to manipulate the spirits of the dead.

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Answer 2

C) He notes that it pleases him to manipulate the spirits of the dead.

This whole passage shows how excited he is with the possibility of ordering spirits to do whatever he wants them to, which shows that he is willfully performing these acts in defiance against God.