Doctor Faustus was written between 1588 and 1592 (a text), by Christopher Marlowe (1564-93). The passage in question (1.1.121-150) comes from a conversation between Faustus, the main protagonist, and two friends, who try to encourage him to practice the art of necromancy. From this passage, I will describe some of the features of the language that seem distinctive to me. Additionally, I will show how poetic technique and punctuation enhance these characteristics and finally, demonstrate how they all convey meanings to the audience. It is obvious on first reading the passage that the language used is exalted and flamboyant, for example; “Like Almaine rutter with the sticks of his riders” (1.1.127). Figurative language, such as simile, is used here (Pacheco, p38), creating powerful imagery for the audience. Marlowe describes the three friends as glamorous and their future achievements as worthwhile; however, it has subtle ways of informing the audience that not everything is going as the characters anticipate. Marlowe incorporated the ambiguous word “…perform” (1.1.138) in this pa...