Act V

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Act V is the final section of Goethe’s "Faust, Part Two," in which the drama reaches its spiritual and philosophical climax and Faust’s ultimate fate is decided.

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Act V canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of a play
author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
concludesArcOf Faust’s spiritual development
concludesWork Faust, Part Two
containsEvent Faust’s grand land‑reclamation project
Faust’s salvation
attempt by Mephistopheles to claim Faust’s soul
death of Faust
intervention of angels
mystical chorus in the final scene
containsMottoOrLine Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.
countryOfOrigin Germany
hasMainCharacter Blessed Boys
Doctor Marianus
Faust
Mater Gloriosa
Mephistopheles
linked to: Méphistophélès

Pater Seraphicus
linked to: Seraphic Father

angels
hasSection higher and highest heavenly regions
mountain gorges
open landscape near Faust’s palace
hasTheme grace
human striving
redemption
salvation
spiritual transcendence
the afterlife
the limits of power
language German
literaryForm verse drama
literaryPeriod Weimar Classicism
narrativeFunction resolution of Faust’s fate
spiritual climax of Faust, Part Two
partOf Faust
Faust, Part Two
philosophicalFocus relationship between human striving and divine grace
resolution of the Faustian bargain
positionInWork fifth act
final act
relatedWork Act I (Faust, Part Two)
linked to: Faust, Part Two

Act II (Faust, Part Two)
linked to: Faust, Part Two

Act III (Faust, Part Two)
linked to: Faust, Part Two

Act IV (Faust, Part Two)
linked to: Faust, Part Two
setting Faust’s later years
coastal land to be reclaimed from the sea
heavenly spheres
workChronology follows Act IV (Faust, Part Two)
precedes no further act

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