Marlowe's Dr Faustus: play map for KS5

A clear, visual 1-page map of Marlowe’s ‘Dr Faustus’ to help students (and teachers) find their way round.

My A Level tutees (WJEC specification) wanted something which would:

1. make it easy to find key events (eg major speeches, conflicts, deaths). This was apparently very useful for revision, too;
2. clearly show them who was on stage and when (useful for analysing character arcs and relationships); and
3. give them a better sense of the ‘shape’ of the play via a graph. Using this, they were able to more easily think of the text as a ‘performance’, and add an extra dimension to their understanding and analysis

Using this resource: my tutees ended up printing two copies:

• one for their files; and
• one folded and stuck into the cover of their copy of Dr Faustus
  We also used it as the starting point for of discussion for several sessions (example - the presentation of women, contrasts between Mephistopheles and Lucifer).

This resource was developed in Spring 2024. I’d love to hear from you how it could be improved for 2025 - feedback and suggestions are always welcome.