From: HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:55:05 EDT Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: Devil's Work Of course in Goethe's masterwork, Faust escapes because he bet Mephistopheles that he cannot make him happy, even for an istant. At his death, Faust says he's happy, and Mephistopheles claims victory. However, Faust used the subjunctive mood, and so Heaven claims him after all. However, there is no way to translate that into English. Earlier in the script, though, when Hanswurst and Mephistopheles are jockeying for a deal, Hans points out that he has no soul because he's made out of wood. Cheers, Alice --- Personal replies to: HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Archives at: http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons
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