Faustian Deal in The Woman in White, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and D

The Faustian deal and subsequent f any is a common group throughout literature, and with each new iteration sheds increased light on the character of the single(a) and of society. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, The yield of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson are all texts which attest the Faustian deal and descent, complete with Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles counterparts. Sir Percival Glyde, Dorian Gray, and Dr. Edward Hyde are all characters who are ultimately lead to their moral downfalls by their respective Mephistopheles counterparts. Specifically, the characters of Sir Percival Glyde, Dorian Gray, and Dr. Henry Jekyll fulfill and contrast the Faustian archetype, who are aided in their moral descent by their Mephistopheles foils, Count Fosco, Lord Henry Wotton, and Mr. Edward Hyde respectively. The characters of the polar novels will be compared against one another and a discourse well-nigh what their varying motivati ons reveal about their respective moral compasses will be conducted. Among other vices the characters exhibit, vanity plays a prime part in their individual development. Vanity is a detriment on the individual, and serves as a brainish force behind the three characters motivations, ultimately hint to their respective downfalls.At its core, the Faustian deal is a contract among an individual who aspires to be or achieve a type of magnificence and a devil who enables the individual to do so at a severe cost. There are different versions, including the original German legend, Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Faust and Christopher Marlowes The Tragical news report of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. close typically, as in the case of the titular Faust of leg... ...pr. 2014. Marlowe, Christopher. Doctor Faustus. Ed. Sylvan Barnet. second ed. New York Signet Classics, 2010. Print. Puhvel, Martin. Mephostophiliss Manipulation of Faustus. English Studies 71.1 (1990) 1-5. Literary in formant Center. Web. 02 May 2014. Sanyal, Arundhati. out(p) in The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Taboo. Ed. Harold Bloom and Blake Hobby. New York Blooms Literary Criticism, 2010. 147-56. Print. Stevenson, Robert Louis. unknown Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. New Lanark Waverley, 2008. Print. Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Ed. Joseph Bristow. Oxford Oxford UP, 2008. Print. Yirinec, Jennifer A. Re-Envisioning the Faust Legend Christopher Marlowes The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and Richard Burton and Nevill Coghills Doctor Faustus Literature Film Quarterly 41.1 (2013) 67-76. Literary Reference Center. Web. 03 May 2014.