Doctor Faustus (Blog 2)

Ok so I just finished reading act 3. Meaning I am just over half way through Faustus Text-A.
In act two scene one, Faustus officially signs his soul away to the Devil in return for the knowledge and service of Mephistopheles. Faustus seems to be very indecisive and guilt-ridden about his choice however, and later on seems to wish to repent. However he is easily swayed when the evil 'angel' mentions wealth and wider knowledge of magic etc. So he seems a very greedy man, and this greed overpowers his judgement and guilt. Lucifer then appears and for some reason presents Faustus with the seven deadly sins in a kind of spirit form. This seems to reassure Faustus and he pledges his allegiance once more to Lucifer. Then in act three, Faustus and Mephistopheles visit the Pope in Rome and sneak into his chamber while he is eating his meal. Faustus asks to become invisible so Mephistopheles gives him a cloak (Hazzy P reference) and they taunt the Pope and his friars. For example Faustus "snatches" the Pope's plate and then hits the Pope! They then both beat the friars and throw fireworks at them on their way out! Random or what!? I don't really get how someone who seems so guilt-ridden about his decision to follow the Devil is backtracking one minute and then smacking the Pope the next =P. 
The final scene in act three is with Robin (the clown) and his sort of accomplice called Rafe. It appears that the have stolen one of Faustus' magic books he himself had acquired from Lucifer and they are teasing the Vintner (which I think is a wine merchant)over one of his goblets, which I assume they have stolen from him. They then use the spell to summon Mephistopheles, perhaps not thinking it will actually work. However Mephistopheles then turns up, coming to them all the way from Constantinople and he is not a happy bunny. He turns Robin into an ape and Rafe into a dog for their "presumption". Strange. 


I have started to get into this more now though! Although it seems very bizarre to me! I'm sure I will understand it better when we study it at school. After all, it is the summer holidays!