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The hero that never was In Faust,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe builds a dramatic poem
around the strengths and weaknesses of a man who under a
personalized definition of a hero fails miserably. A hero is
someone that humanity models themselves and their actions
after, someone who can be revered by the masses as an
individual of great morality and strength, a man or woman
that never sacrifices his beliefs under adversity. Therefore,
through his immoral actions and his unwillingness to respect
others rights and privileges, Faust is determined to be a man
of un heroic proportions. It is seen early in the poem, that
Faust has very strong beliefs and a tight moral code that is
deeply rooted in his quest for knowledge. Sitting in his den,
Faust describes his areas of instruction, "I have, alas, studied
philosophy, jurisprudence and medicine, too, and, worst of
all, theology with keen endeavor, through and through..." It
is obvious that through his studies he has valued deep......

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