What do you think of the characters so far (Faust, Maphistopheles, Margaret)? What are their faults? Their virtues? Can you relate to any of them? Why?

 I am about to finish Faust part 1 and I have noticed that there are three main characters until now: Faust, Mephistopheles and Margaret. There three characters are making the end of the first part of Faust interesting and entertaining to read. There are certain aspects (virtues and faults) between the three of them that are important in the novel's plot.


 First we have the play's protagonist, the main character: Faust. This man is a German intellectual and a doctor. One of his virtues is that he has a lot of knowledge, but he seems to not be satisfied and wants to know more about more life's meaning ,like magic, nature and the universe (macrocosm). That is why in the beginning of the story tries to invoke the Earth's spirit. I think that he wants to have more power through knowledge, that is why he accept the bet that the devil made him. However, one of his faults was to accept that deal because it will bring him trouble and disappointments. He starts to change, in a way that we will try to seek for lure and start making sins. One of the virtues of Faust is that in some parts of the story he thinks about his actions. Right know I hope Faust reconsider about what he is doing and think about a way to get rid of the devil. I think Faust is a representation to all of us, because we know many things but we want to seek for things that are beyond ourselves and we do whatever it takes to have that knowledge. 

The play's antagonist is the devil, Mephistopheles. Is the antagonist of Goethe's play. At the prologue of the story he makes a deal with the Lord to tempt Faust and make him his servant in hell. I think that the devil even if he is the antagonist, it represents the bad or dark side that God has to have to make a balance with heaven and himself. Mephistopeheles' virtues are that  he is fearless and bold, he makes a lot of tricks for Faust to accept the deal and to start tempting him. He is quite funny in some parts of the story, but he does not care about feelings, are indifferent to him. This makes me think that he cannot understand human feelings like love, maybe he only knows lust and desire. Besides that, one of his virtues is that he knows a lot of things about humans and how they behave, but sometimes in the story is difficult for him to understand some actions of Faust and in general all the humans. 

Margaret or Gretchen, is the little girl with whom Faust falls in love immediately. She may be the representation of religion and moral. She tries to make all the good things and by what I got know, she doubts about Faust's friend(which is the devil)because she tells him is an evil person inside. One  of his virtues is that she is a beautiful and young girl and tries to make all things related to the religion and God. She is madly in love with Faust and tries to protect it, but one of her faults are that she is so innocent and sometimes Faust tries to tempt Gretchen. Maybe the love that Gretchen has for him can be the clue for Faust to stop commeting sins and for Mephisto to leave him alone. 

In my case I think that I relate a little with the three of them. First with Faust because as a human being I sometimes want to more know things than usual and want to have more knowledge to gain more power against others. I can relate to Mephistopheles because well, I am not an angel I commit bad things sometimes and therefore for my religion I make not mortal sins but sins that everyday people can make. Finally I can relate to Gretchen because I am a very spiritual person and most of the times I think twice before making a bad action and advise my friends or family when I see a certain person that is suspicious and maybe evil in certain things.