"Doctor Faustus" is a play that thrives on the dynamics of opposites: hubris and humility, sin and redemption, comedy and drama.
It tells the story of a scholar who, in his thirst for knowledge and restlessness, enters into a pact with the devil Mephistopheles. In exchange for his soul, Faustus receives supernatural powers and the opportunity to discover all the secrets of the universe. But while he initially revels in his newfound abilities, he ends up wasting his power on trivialities and is plagued by remorse.