Selling What One Does Not Own As Our Own

   Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, greatly has arisen many questions in my mind from a religious aspect, ethical and moral aspect. Being raised as a Catholic, I have been brought up with believes that one should never make any type of deal with the devil. Much less should one agree to sign off their soul to him. As a human being on the other hand without having a religious stand point in mind, my ethics and morals still come into play. Among these ethics are knowing the difference between what is right and what is wrong. With this comes knowledge that every decision and road we choose to follow in life may have consequences.The desire to  gain all of the knowledge in the world in order to broaden and expand one's own horizons as an intellectual by in exchange selling your soul to the devil to me does not seem like the brightest thing to do in anyway possible.
   One can not sell off what to begin with does not belong to us, one also knows that when a promise is made to anyone whether it is the devil or not, one is expected to keep our end of the bargain and not back down. It is indeed possible that he enjoyed the benefits from having so much knowledge right at his hands, but is it worth it?
   In class many discussed as to how there are many other stories or cases in which people do make the deal with the devil with good original intentions in mind, and with the understanding that consequences do come along with this decision. But that is exactly what is of most importance here is understanding that when you sign off your soul with your own blood, not one person is forcing you into this, as a grown individual, you are in fact responsible for going through with this, and you are indeed responsible for keeping your end of the bargain. As with any other deal you can't expect to take without giving in return.
   The next question which greatly brought my attention with this reading was why not learn your lesson from your mistakes, and attempt to accept it and not place the blame on others? Although there are some occasions in which people are tricked into doing things that they do not want to do, at times people just make decisions while focusing more on what they will be gaining then by focusing on what they very possibly could be losing. Is it a natural instinct as a human to automatically attempt to place the blame on someone other then yourself in order to avoid admitting that a wrong decision was made?
   Could it possibly be that it is just common that people make decisions at a young age when they are much more carefree and less fearful, which at an older age are regretful about and much more fearful of the consequences which they simply did not care about before?
   Marlowe provide's all his readers with a great lesson. Realize that actions come with consequences and once you agree to something you are in fact responsible for keeping your end of the bargain.