Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Drama European

<p><strong>Faust calls itself A Tragedy right enough but it might just as well be described as a musical comedy --</strong> it's ripe with comic passages features many songs and lacks a tragic ending. And Faust isn't a classic tragic figure either. In fact his characteristic yearning for experience and knowledge created a type for the romantic age still known as the Faustian hero. The villain of the piece -- Mephistopheles -- is one of the most likeable characters in the play. His yearnings draw him toward the heavens yet he is also powerfully attracted to the physical world.</p>