Scene 1 - Summary

• In Scene 1, Faustus is alone in his study reviewing his achievements and decides necromancy is his preferred perspective and summons Valdes and Cornelius to help him conjure spirits
• In Scene 1, whilst Faustus is waiting for Valdes and Cornelius, the Good Angel and Evil Angel appear
• In Scene 1, the Good Angel advises Faustus to lay aside the "damned book" of magic
• In Scene 1, The Evil Angel appeals to Faustus' ambitions and Faustus becomes absorbed in a vision of what he will be able to do by the power of magic
• In Scene 1, when Valdes and Cornelius appear, Faustus tells them that he has decided to practice magic because he has found philosophy and divinity to be unsatisfactory
• In Scene 1, Valdes assures Faustus that if they work together the whole world will soon be at their feet, Faustus agrees and tells the two men that he plans to conjure that very night