What is the origin of the name Faust?
Q: What is the origin of the name Faust?
A: The name Faust comes from a Latin word meaning "lucky".
Q: What does Faust want?
A: Faust wants to have knowledge.
Q: What does the Devil offer in return for Faust's soul?
A: In return, the Devil tells Faust he can have anything he wants.
Q: Who wrote their own versions of the story of Faust?
A: Many writers from different countries wrote their own versions of the Faust story, e.g. Christopher Marlowe, Goethe, Mikhail Bulgakov, Thomas Mann.
Q: Who composed music about Faust?
A: Many composers wrote music about Faust, e.g. Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Charles Gounod and Ferrucio Busoni.
Q: How is the adjective "Faustian" used to describe someone?
A: The adjective "Faustian" is used to describe a person who wants something so much that it leads them into trouble.
Q: Why was it thought bad at that time for someone to prefer human knowledge instead of God’s knowledge?
A: In the early versions of the Faust story (in ballads, dramas and puppet-plays), it was thought to be very bad at that time for someone to prefer human knowledge instead of God’s knowledge because this would mean they were damned (meaning they would have to go to Hell).
