Evil Angel

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Evil Angel is a symbolic figure in the Faust legend who tempts and encourages Doctor Faustus toward sin and damnation.

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Label Occurrences
Evil Angel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
personification ⓘ
alignedWith Lucifer ⓘ
Mephistopheles ⓘ
linked to: Méphistophélès
appearsIn Doctor Faustus ⓘ
associatedConcept eternal damnation ⓘ
free will ⓘ
moral choice ⓘ
associatedWith Doctor Faustus ⓘ
contrastedWith Good Angel’s call to repentance ⓘ
discourages repentance ⓘ
encourages Faustus ⓘ
despair ⓘ
sin ⓘ
genre Christian morality allegory ⓘ
literaryTradition Renaissance drama ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
moralFunction to lead Faustus away from salvation ⓘ
narrativeFunction to externalize Faustus’s inner temptation ⓘ
opposes Good Angel ⓘ
reinforces Faustus’s desire for power ⓘ
Faustus’s pride ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
roleIn Faust legend ⓘ
speaksTo Faustus’s ambition ⓘ
symbolizes damnation ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ
sin ⓘ
temptation ⓘ

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