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In 'Doctor Faustus', Marlowe explores how unrestrained intellectual ambition can become self-destructive. Which of the following best reflects the theme that knowledge without moral checks may lead to a fatal 'wrong turn'?
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- 1Faustus's downfall is caused not by his choices but by the predestined will of God, making moral agency irrelevant.
- 2Knowledge in the play is portrayed as entirely redemptive, freeing humankind from superstition and sin.
- 3Faustus's pursuit of forbidden knowledge results in hollow gains and spiritual emptiness, illustrating that intellect without ethics leads to damnation.✓
- 4The play glorifies human intellect as the ultimate path to transcendence beyond divine authority.
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Faustus's pursuit of forbidden knowledge results in hollow gains and spiritual emptiness, illustrating that intellect without ethics leads to damnation.
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