Play on Words

full length · drama

Faust: A Lyric Drama in Five Acts

9 roles (0M / 0F / 9 any) · approx 88–122 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Ii lead 10 speeches
Scène Ii supporting 5 speeches
Faust supporting 3 speeches
Scène Première supporting 3 speeches
Scène Iii supporting 3 speeches
Scène V supporting 3 speeches
Boston supporting 3 speeches
Scène Iv supporting 2 speeches
Chicago supporting 2 speeches

Read the play

The preceding. MARGUERITE.

_Mar._ He loves me! Wildly beats my heart! The night-bird's song, The evening breeze, All nature's sounds together say, "He loves thee!" Ah! sweet, sweet indeed Now is this life to me! Another world it seems; The very ecstasy of love is this! With to-morrow's dawn, Haste thee, oh dear one, Haste thee to return! Yes, come!

_Faust._ (rushing to the window, and grasping her hand). Marguerite!

MAR. Ah!

_Mep._ (mockingly). Ho! ho!

(MARGUERITE, overcome, allows her head to fall on FAUST'S shoulder. MEPHISTOPHELES opens the door of the garden, and departs, laughing derisively. The curtain falls.)

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