And from America the golden fleece,
That yearly stuffs old Philip’s treasury;[[16]]
If learned Faustus will be resolute.
Faustus. As resolute am I in this
As thou to live, therefore object it not.’
In his colloquy with the fallen angel, he shews the fixedness of his determination:—
‘What is great Mephostophilis so passionate
For being deprived of the joys of heaven?
Learn thou of Faustus manly fortitude,
And scorn those joys thou never shalt possess.’