Question

Read the following passage and answer the following questions:


Then doubt not, Faustus, but to be renowm’d,

And more frequented for this mystery

Than heretofore the Delphian oracle.



1.) Explain what the allusion "Delphian Oracle" means. (Do research)

2.) Why is this allusion effective?

3.) What does the allusion add to the passage? (What is inferred by it?)

Answer 1

"Then doubt not Faustus but to be renowned and more frequented for this misery than heretofor the Delphian oracle" pg 9

Spoken by Cornelius. With black magic, Faustus will be so skilled that he will become famous and more sought-after for help than the renowned Oracle of Delphi.