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DeCarabas
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Act 3 would read like a Greek drama through style alone even if Helen wasn't here, kudos to the translator, each act of Faust 2 has such wildly different language. I feel like I need more annotations and/or to read German to appreciate all the style choices - the Emperor's court had much more convoluted phrasing than any other act so far, was that just being very formal or was it riffing off anything in particular?
— May 22, 2026 11:31AM
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DeCarabas
is on page 233 of 432
The Emperor accidentally recreating the Bal des Ardents by dressing up like Pan in a costume made of pitch and catching himself on fire - what was Goethe getting at with that reference? The German court is just like the French (derogatory)?
— May 19, 2026 12:22PM