Like every piece of literature, the ambience of the time always reflects upon its meaning. Dr. Faustus, written in during the Elizabethan era, in which it was believed that there was a level of superiority among God, angels, men, animals, plants, and minerals. In Dr. Faustus only the first three are apparent. God is superior to everybody and everything else, and only he, or his son, has the power to forgive Faustus. The angels are constantly arguing Faustus to repent or move on, symbolizing his consciousness and intuition. Finally, a man as a creature above any other organism that could be thrived by passion and could decide upon reason. According to the play, and even Mephistopheles, the Devil, and Faustus know this, God is the omnipotent powerful being that decides their fate. Mephistopheles tells Faustus how Lucifer and the other angels were condemned by God, meaning that God is the one that has the most power. Also, when he is repenting he asks for God’s forgiveness so hw could go to heaven. “Heaven itself, heaven, the seat of God, the throne of the blessed, the kingdom of joy; and must remain in hell for ever (…) God will strengthen me (…) God will have mercy on you” and “One drop will save me: O my Christ!-Rend not my heart for naming of my Christ;” show the significance of God in the play. Mephistopheles even refers to God as “our God” knowing that He is “everything and more”. The angels on the play signify the conscience and the duality of Faustus. The good angel argues for Faustus to repent, while the bad angel asks for him to stay loyal to Lucifer at all cost. While the evil angel tells him “Go forward, Faustus, in that famous art [of magic]”, the good angel tells him “Faustus, repent; yet God will pity thee” These angels represent his divided will, one which wants to repent and the other one which needs power. His mind is confused and he reasons that it is too late for him to repent and that hell doesn’t really exist. This is a way neglect his big problem. He is so passionate about having power, that he sells his soul. Thus, according to the play, men have “existenc,e growth, passion, and reason”
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