Heinrich Faust

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Heinrich Faust is the tormented scholar who makes a pact with the devil Mephistopheles in Goethe’s tragic drama, embodying the human struggle for knowledge, meaning, and fulfillment.

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Heinrich Faust canonical 2
Faust (character) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
tragic hero
appearsIn Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil
linked to: Faust, Part One

Faust: Der Tragödie zweiter Teil
linked to: Faust, Part Two

Goethe's Faust
linked to: Faust
associatedWith Gretchen
Margarete
Mephistopheles
linked to: Méphistophélès

the Devil
basedOn Faust legend
characterTrait ambitious
dissatisfied
intellectually curious
restless
tormented
createdBy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
culturalImpact archetype of the overreaching scholar
dealCondition Faust serves Mephistopheles in hell if satisfied
Mephistopheles serves Faust in life
gender male
hasLoveInterest Gretchen
Margarete
influencedBy German folklore
Renaissance humanism
languageOfWorkOrName German
literaryGenre tragedy
literaryMovement Weimar Classicism
literaryRole protagonist of Goethe's Faust
makesPactWith Mephistopheles
linked to: Méphistophélès
nationalityInFiction German
occupation alchemist
scholar
partOf German literature canon
religiousContext Christianity
seeks fulfillment
transcendence
ultimate knowledge
settingOfActivity Germany
symbolizes conflict between reason and desire
limitlessness of human striving
modern human condition
theme human striving
pact with the devil
redemption
search for meaning
striving for knowledge
temptation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faust, Part One mainCharacter Heinrich Faust
Night (scene in Faust) featuresCharacter Heinrich Faust
subject linked to: “Night”
Faust Symphony subject Faust (character)
linked to: Heinrich Faust