Comments On Faust Part XII
Sisyphus, ©1992 Gerald L. Bybee In this installment of my Faust series, I would like to return, momentarily, to the Prologue in Heaven in order to cover an important point, which I apparently missed the first time. In the discussion between the Lord and Mephistopheles, the latter says something that is becoming clearer to me as I read through Faust. Referring to mankind, Mephistopheles says, Their lives would be a little easier if You’d not let them glimpse the light…