Dr. Faustus, Middle English an Ichabod Crane

I'm not sure if anyone else watches the show Sleepy Hollow, but last night's episode included a heavy dose of Middle English, and Tom Mison, and Middle English. Needless to say, I enjoyed it immensely.

 

Ichabod Crane

Now to the task at hand, Dr. Faustus. First impressions are that this play is going to be predictable. The appearance of the Good Angel and Bad Demon on his figurative shoulder before every bad decision leads me to believe that regardless of how far astray Faustus goes or how depraved his behavior will become, in the end he will be forgiven. Given the time period, this would have been nearly blasphemous, but the benefit of four hundred plus years of similar story lines has jaded me just a bit.