Dr. Fautus

I believe that the term "faustian bargain" means, a deal with a benificial short term outcome but long term negatice consequence. The term "faustian bargain" derices from the play Dr. Fautus. In the play Dr. Faustus clearly makes the faustian bargain. Faustus makes a deal with Mephastophilis, a worker for the devil. The deal was that Mephastphilis will serve Faustus for twenty-four years giving him faim, fourtune, riches and anything he disiers. In return Faustus must gice his soul to the devil. In the beginning Faustus thinks this deal is great but when it is time to pay his dues Faustus realizes that he will pay eternaly for his short term goals. In Dr. Faustus' bargain his shor term gails are gaining wealth, power, fame and knowledge. Faustus uses these powers to scare the pope by snatching the food and dishes from him while invisable, to make a knight grow horns for offending him, to summon Helen of Troy and to send people who he has used his powers against away. After Dr. Faustus uses his powers for his twent four years the devil comes for his soul and Faustus realizes the mistake he has made by making the bargain with the devil and repents just to have his sould takein by the devil like the deal said.