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Which parts of this excerpt from Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus bring out the theme of forbidden knowledge?

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"Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits / To practice more than heavenly power permits".
These lines bring out the theme of forbidden knowledge.
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I believe the answer is: "Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits / To practice more than heavenly power permits".


The keywords are 'wits' and 'permits'

Wits means a certain knowledge or teaching, and the fact that the wit is more than something that heavenly power permits indicates that you are not supposed to have that 'wits'

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