World Lit II Goethe's Faust Essay Questions

1)Why does God allow Mephistopheles to tempt faust?

2) At the play's opening, what circumstances have driven Faust to the verge of suicide?

3) Discuss Goethe's level of faith in the rationalist school of thought. 

4) Why does Faust have such a difficult time explaining his faith to Gretchen?

Answer these 4 questions (one half page per answer)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Wolfgang-von-Goethe/Faust