Faustus LRJ 2

Justin Ernst

Ms. Peifer

English 10IB 

2/19/12

Entry Number Five

         Faustus's encounter with the Seven Deadly Sins is important in the story because it shows his complete disregard towards all seven of the sins. "I am Gluttony. My parents are all dead, and the devil a penny they have left me.... Now Faustus, thou hast heard all my progeny, wilt thou bid me to supper? (Faustus) Not I (Gluttony) Then the devil choke thee! (Faustus) Choke thyself, glutton! What are thou, the sixth?"(2.2.153-154, 163-168) Faustus walks down the line of all seven sins and insults, disregards, and argues with every one of them. He takes life as a joke and figures he can always change things in the future with his unlimited power. Throughout the book, Faustus begins to realize that the Seven Deadly Sins are real things he has to worry about and the only way to escape them is repenting.