Faustus and Enron comparative quotes and themes
Theme Doctor Faustus Enron
Machismo ‘Learn thou of Faustus ‘Closest thing there is to
manly fortitude’- Faustus, hunting. Closest thing there
Act 1 scene 4 is to sex. For a man that is.’-
Trader 1,Act 1 scene 4
Gender Roles ‘Sometimes like women,or ‘I’m sorry I thought I was the
unwedded maids’- Valdes, only woman in the room’-
Act 1 scene 1 Roe, Act 1 scene 3
‘She thinks she’s got her
balls cut off, what about my
balls?!’
‘A man’s got a right to his
balls!’- Skilling and Fastow ,
Act 2 scene 2
Arrogance ‘Too seville and illiberal for ‘Like everyone’s viewpoint is
me’- Faustus, opening valid. Well it’s not, some
soliloquy people are fucking idiots.’-
Skilling Act 1 Scene 2
‘Swoll’n with cunning of a
self-conceit, his waxen ‘I know that the only
wings did mount above his difference between me and
reach’- Chorus Prologue the people judging me is
they weren’t smart enough
‘This word “damnation” to do what we did.’- Skilling
terrifies not him’- Faustus Act 3 Scene 5
Act 1 Scene 3
“We didn’t do anything that
‘These are freshman’s every other company
suppositions’ - Faustus doesn’t do! We did it more!
Act 2 Scene 3 We did it better!’- Skilling Act
3 Scene 3
‘The company was worth
what it was worth because
of me’- Skilling Act 3 Scene
3
‘I can tell clever numbers.
I’m the king of ‘em!’- Fastow
Act 2 Scene 1
Knowledge and Power ‘Tush, these slender trifles ‘I got things quicker. When
Theme Doctor Faustus Enron
Machismo ‘Learn thou of Faustus ‘Closest thing there is to
manly fortitude’- Faustus, hunting. Closest thing there
Act 1 scene 4 is to sex. For a man that is.’-
Trader 1,Act 1 scene 4
Gender Roles ‘Sometimes like women,or ‘I’m sorry I thought I was the
unwedded maids’- Valdes, only woman in the room’-
Act 1 scene 1 Roe, Act 1 scene 3
‘She thinks she’s got her
balls cut off, what about my
balls?!’
‘A man’s got a right to his
balls!’- Skilling and Fastow ,
Act 2 scene 2
Arrogance ‘Too seville and illiberal for ‘Like everyone’s viewpoint is
me’- Faustus, opening valid. Well it’s not, some
soliloquy people are fucking idiots.’-
Skilling Act 1 Scene 2
‘Swoll’n with cunning of a
self-conceit, his waxen ‘I know that the only
wings did mount above his difference between me and
reach’- Chorus Prologue the people judging me is
they weren’t smart enough
‘This word “damnation” to do what we did.’- Skilling
terrifies not him’- Faustus Act 3 Scene 5
Act 1 Scene 3
“We didn’t do anything that
‘These are freshman’s every other company
suppositions’ - Faustus doesn’t do! We did it more!
Act 2 Scene 3 We did it better!’- Skilling Act
3 Scene 3
‘The company was worth
what it was worth because
of me’- Skilling Act 3 Scene
3
‘I can tell clever numbers.
I’m the king of ‘em!’- Fastow
Act 2 Scene 1
Knowledge and Power ‘Tush, these slender trifles ‘I got things quicker. When
