Scene 13 - Summary

• In Scene 13, Wagner expresses concern that his master intends to die soon so Faustus has given him all his possessions
• In Scene 13, Wagner departs and Faustus is joined by 3 Scholars and the scholars now beg Faustus to conjure up the peerless beauty Helen of Troy
• In Scene 13, Faustus agrees with the 3 Scholars, and Helen of Troy appears and the 3 Scholars depart
• In Scene 13, as the 3 Scholars depart, an Old Man and offers Faustus yet another chance to repent, though the doctor's sins are heinous, he still may be saved through the mercy of Jesus Christ, the Saviour
• In Scene 13, when Faustus sees the Old Man, he takes a dagger and intends to commit suicide & the Old Man begs the doctor to stop, declaring that an angel hovers over him, ready to grant him grace causing Faustus to ponder his thoughts
• In Scene 13, after the interaction with the Old Man, he departs and as Faustus teeters on the verge of repentance, Mephastophilis calls him a traitor to Lucifer and threatens to tear him apart
• In Scene 13, after Mephastophilis calls Faustus a traitor, Faustus apologises & reaffirms his vow in blood and, cutting his arm, writes
• In Scene 13, Faustus commands Mephastophilis to torment the Old Man who dared tempt him to break his pact with Lucifer, but the man's faith is strong, and Mephastophilis predicts that no torment can touch his soul, only his body
• In Scene 13, Faustus wants Mephastophilis to bring back Helen of Troy to lover & bedazzled by her beauty and her kiss, Faustus swears she will be his one and only paramour
• In Scene 13, after Helen of Troy and Faustus kiss, The Old Man (who has returned) is threatened by devils. However, as Mephastophilis expected, his faith remains strong and unshaken by their abuse, but is disappointed and sympathetic towards Faustus