Faust — Part 1

PART I

NIGHT

A high vaulted narrow Gothic chamber. FAUST, restless, seated at his desk.

FAUST

I HAVE, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labour, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before. Magister, doctor styled, indeed, Already these ten years I lead, Up, down, across, and ...