Critical interpretation of major plays which explore the stories of Don Juan and Faust. Discussion topics include: types of drama (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, parody); dramatic conventions and effects; major themes, historical contexts, and intertextual connections. Texts: Aristotle, Poetics (Dover Thrift); Tirso De Molina, The Trickster of Seville (Course Pack); Marlowe, Doctor Faustus (Signet Classic); Moliere, Don Juan, tr. By Richard Wilbur (Mariner Books); Goethe, Faust Part I, tr. By David Constantine (Penguin Classics); George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy (Penguin); John M. Synge, The Playboy of the Western World (Dover Thrift). Students must read Marlowe’s Faust, the Introduction, and the sources printed in the Signet edition before the first meeting. Numerous quizzes and a final.