The Devil Essay, Research Paper
It is true that the study of the devil or evil in general as a
part of the world has intrigued
man for centuries. This is mostly because it is something people don’t have
concrete proof of
and is also considered taboo in our society. Yet, studies and/or story
telling on the devil and his
evil forces seems to have been apart of all societies since the begining of
time. Such as,
Christpher Marlowe’s play, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustas, written in
the 16th century
and the modern day film, The Devil’s Advocate, starring Al Pacino and Keanu
Reeves.
The devil in Marlowe’s play doesnt come to Dr. Faustas as himself ,
instead he sends
one of his disciples named Mephistophilis. When Mephistophilis first comes to
Dr. Faustas he
comes as himself, a demon like creature that is not quite appealing to the
eye and seems to
frighten or sicken Dr.Faustas. Dr. Faustas immediatley asks Mephistophilis to
come back as
something more pleasant, such as a fransiscan friar. The devil immediatly
does so. I assume he
does this to please Dr. Faustas and to show him that with the type of power
he possesses he
can appear to be or even change into whom ever he wants. This being
something that the
doctor can also achieve by giving up his soul. He also offers Dr. Faustas
many things such as,
knowledge (something the Doctor can’t get enough of) and tells the Doctor
that he can basically
have everything he desires in exchange for his soul.
Something very similar to this instance also occurs in The Devils
Advocate. In the
beginning of the film Keanu Reeves is approached by a man( also a messenger
of the devil’s) in
a bar offering him a job opportunity in Manhattan and to persuade him to come
he offers him a
very large sum of money. When Keanu arrives he is surrounded by all the
materialistic things he
could desire in addition to the power and acknowledgment he so strongly
desires. This is all
once again there to tempt him towards evil and persuade him to sell his soul.
Another pertinant similarity between the 16th century play and the modern
day film is
the chance that both characters were given to give it all up, leave the devil
and regain their souls,
yet the outcome is far different.
In Marlowe’s play, Dr. Faustas is approached by an old man who tries to
convince
Faustas to leave the devil and regain his soul. Faustas declines this plea
and continues on the
path he already was on, despite the fact that he was beginning to doubt the
actual rewards of his
endeavor. In opposition to the play’s character, during the film when Keanu
Reeves is offered
even more rewards to procreate with his sister and birth an anti-christ ,thus
ending his life as he
knows it and completely giving his soul to evil, he declines in the only way
he thinks possible,
commiting suicide.
The major difference in the play and the film is the way the devil
presents himself. In the
play, Dr. Faustas calls the devil and is looking for another source of
knowledge and power. The
devil comes to him not trying to hide his persona or his pursuit of evil, but
rather promoting the
cause from the beginning. Knowing the outcome of his acceptance of the devil,
Dr. Faustus
knowingly accepted the devil and all of his gifts. On the other hand, in the
film, Al Pacino (the
devil) presents himself as a friendly successful lawyer who can offer Keanu
Reeves everything
he ever wanted such as, money, power, and most importantly a successful
carrer. Yet in an
honest fashion and without knowingly giving up his soul.On these terms Keanu
Reeves accepts.
That is where I feel the major differnce in the portrayal of the devil
between the play and the film
exists.The fact that Dr. Faustas willingly accepts all gifts and willingly
gives up his soul, while
Keanu Reeves only accepts all this on the merit that Al Pacino is a
legitimate laywer.
Yet, overall the modern day outlook on the devil isn’t much different
than the outlook of
many years ago. In both portrayls the devil had to physically show himself in
a disguise, he had
to lie in one way or another to gain the soul of his concubines, and in both
the film and the play
the devil is there only to promote evil and only offers things to people that
wil eventually benefit
himself.
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