Reflections on Goethe's Faust

Darkness breeds light, and light deviates from darkness and curses darkness.

What you still have seems to be far away from your eyes, and what has passed away has become lifelike.

Good people may be confused, but eventually they will find a smooth road.

Although good people are driven by vague impulses, they will always realize the right path.

Johann wolfgang von goethe (1August 28th, 749-1March 22nd, 832), born in Frankfurt am Main, is a famous German thinker, writer and scientist. He is the most famous representative of Weimar classicism. As the creator of poetry, drama and prose, he is one of the greatest writers in Germany and an outstanding and brilliant figure in the field of world literature. 1773, he wrote a play "Gotz von Berlichenken", which was famous in German literature. Young Werther was published on 1774, which made him famous. 1776 began to serve Weimar principality. He finished Faust at 183 1 and died in Weimar the following year.

Faust is written in the form of poetic drama. The book * * has lines of1211,and the theme is taken from the folklore about Dr. Faust in the 6th century. Faust was a real man, living in15th century (198 "is the five hundredth anniversary of his birth, and a monument was erected for him in West Germany). He is well read and versatile. In legend, people beautify it, saying that with the help of the devil, he has created so many miracles. These legends later became creative materials often used by writers.

Faust is a figure with autobiographical characteristics of the author's spirit, a typical bourgeoisie in the rising period of capitalism and a representative of all mankind. Faust reflects the enterprising spirit of the bourgeoisie and its unique limitations. From Goethe's spiritual exploration of himself and the struggle of European intellectuals, Goethe extracted five stages consistent with the enterprising spirit of exploring the true meaning of life, realizing ideals and making a difference, and pushed Faust through five representative exploration stages one by one, summarizing the whole process of European bourgeois intellectuals' exploration of life and pursuit of truth since the Reformation. At the same time, in the process of exploration, Faust is only satisfied with personal exploration and pursues the truth in the ideological field. Once faced with practical difficulties, he chose to escape. His ultimate rational kingdom is also based on plunder and possession, which objectively reflects the limitations and class nature of the bourgeoisie. As a representative of human beings, Faust summed up the enterprising spirit of human beings and reflected the duality of human nature. His exploration "includes the whole history of mankind". Although Faust experienced setbacks, he actively explored and showed the spirit of being good. After his death, his soul was taken to heaven by God, which showed his praise for his spirit of doing good wholeheartedly. In addition, Faust's body also embodies the conflict between good and evil, spirit and flesh. On the one hand, he is not satisfied with his present life, on the other hand, he is often addicted to fame, status and power. Although he finally got rid of the temptation of reality and the shackles of personal desires, the tortuous process of his arrival in the ideal world itself shows the existence of internal conflicts in his human nature. Faust's contradiction shows the complexity and authenticity of human beings, reflects the arduousness of human seeking truth and Goethe's firm belief that human beings will eventually move towards perfection.

Faust is grand in conception, complex in content, huge in structure and changeable in style. It combines realism and romanticism, and combines real description with unconstrained imagination, contemporary life with ancient myths and legends. He is good at using the method of contradiction and contrast to arrange scenes, assign characters, sometimes be harmonious, satirize and praise, have various forms and mottled colors, and reach a very high artistic realm.