Eric Rasmussen and Ian DeJong

• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong - "Does the play present a straightforward, moralistic condemnation of sin? Or is it a perverse exploration of the value of sensual pleasure and instant gratification?
• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong - "Marlowe's play is fascinated by duality, twinning and binaries... the two angels"
• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong (Helen of Troy) - "If the conjured Helen is real, Faustus's treatment of her is selfishly arrogant; if, by contrast, 'Helen' is actually a devil... then Faustus's lust is the pathetic result of supernatural manipulation"
• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong - “Faustus vacillates between delight in his magical abilities and fear of the hell to which he has damned himself"
• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong (The Pope) - "Marlowe may be parodying extreme Puritan criticism of the Roman Catholic Church"
• Eric Rasmussen & Ian DeJong - "Doctor Faustus provides a clear-cut message: the cost of sin is always higher than its potential benefits, and the salvation of one's soul matters more than the ability to fly, to taunt the Pope or to conjure up Helen of Troy"