Thou art a man—the world was made for men!
Thou hast a heart—thy heart is idle here!
A curse on all this maddening mummery,
This life-long lie, this living catacomb!
Earth, heaven, hell, whichever hears me now,
Come to my call, and bring me back to life!
[Thunder, lightning; Mephisto appears.
Faus. Merciful Heaven, defend me! Who art thou?
What dost thou here, and what wouldst thou with me?
Meph. You called me, and I came in hurried haste,