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Faust Part Two

This discussion covers Act I and II, pp. 135 � 240, lines 4613 - 8487

Act I - Faust awakens in a charming landscape. Mephistopheles encourages the Emperor to seek treasure beneath the peasants� fields. Faust and Mephistopheles make a showy entrance at Carnival. Faust draws the Emperor towards the fiscal cliff. Key in hand, Faust descends to the Mothers. Mephistopheles advises the lovelorn in brightly lit ballrooms. A mystical place with Paris and Helena ends with a bang�

Still here but only have my phone, making discussion difficult. Looking forward to joining in again when I get home in a few days.

Did anyone like Part Two better than Part One?

I found the two parts to be very different from each other in many ways (and of course there were many similarities as well.)

I'm very glad there was a Part Two to this story. While I tremendously enjoyed Part One, I felt that Part Two sort of "wrapped-up" the whole story.

Anyone else?

Barbara wrote: "Did anyone like Part Two better than Part One?

I found the two parts to be very different from each other in many ways (and of course there were many similarities as well.)

I'm very glad there w..."

I haven't read all of Part Two yet, but his appreciation for Shakespeare, mythology, and grand legends is clear throughout. I'm curious to see how he wraps it all up at the end.

Barbara wrote: "Did anyone like Part Two better than Part One?

I found the two parts to be very different from each other in many ways (and of course there were many similarities as well.)..."

I have been enjoying part 2, but I occasionally get a little frustrated with the lack of momentum. It really just needs to be read as poetry in many parts rather than as a 'story'. I enjoyed the whole paper currency scene with the Emperor and his advisers, but that also seems to have been abandoned without a real conclusion.

Whitney wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Did anyone like Part Two better than Part One?

I found the two parts to be very different from each other in many ways (and of course there were many similarities as well.)..."

I..."

Whitney, I agree that there are many scenes (in both Part I and Part II) that are left abandoned without a conclusion.

Jim, I also loved his appreciation for Shakespeare, mythology, and the great legends.

Barbara/Whitney - I relocated a few of our posts to the Week Four discussion, where we can continue talking about the two parts and how they read as a whole.