Make ends meet

Hungarian March from the "Damnation of Faust"Op.24 by Hector

Of the elements in the finished Faust that are derived from the legend a rough

idea may be obtained from the "Doctor Faustus" of Marlowe, printed in the

present volume. As early as 1674 a life of Faust had contained the incident of

the philosopher's falling in love with a servant - girl; but the developed story of

Gretchen is Goethe's own. The other elements added to the plot can be noted

It need hardly be said that Goethe's "Faust" does not derive its greatness from

its conformity to the traditional standards of what a tragedy should be. He