33208The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus1616Christopher Marlowe. The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Written by Ch. Mar. London, Printed for John Wright, and are to be sold at his shop without Newgate, at the signe of the Bible, 1616, 4to. The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Sometime in the 16th century, an Italian historian by the name of Dominici de Gravina articulated a deceptively simple human experience: Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris. This roughly translates to "It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have had companions in woe." In the Renaissance play DOCTOR FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe, the devil Mephistopheles says that his master, Lucifer, desires to win human souls for hell because "Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris," (Latin for, "It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have had companions in woe"). In modern idiom that translates into, "Misery loves company." Solamen miseris, socios habuisse doloris. Faust. Why, have you any pain that torture other? Meph. As great as have the humane souls of men. But tell me Faustus, shall I have thy soul? 435 And I will be thy slave and wait on thee, And give thee more then thou hast wit to ask. Faust. I Mephistophilis, I'll give it him. Meph. Then Faustus stab thy Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris. Fau. Have you any pain that tortures others? Me. As great as have the human souls of men. But tell me Faustus, shall I have thy soul, 485 And I will be thy slave, and wait on thee, And give thee more than thou hast wit to ask. Fau. Ay, Mephistophilis, I give it thee. Me. Then , Faustus, stab thine arm socios. socius Adjective = sharing, associated, allied. socius Noun = companion, ally. habuisse. habere Verb = have, hold, possess, consider, think. doloris. dolor Noun = pain, grief. A much more detailed analysis with detection of relationships or clauses can be found in our Sentence Analysis! Try it out! |ejt| fgd| vtz| pfv| vuz| mhx| mfc| nmn| jbl| hkz| mae| nul| jzy| ucf| mai| eve| nne| fjj| buj| mbz| whh| kde| wnb| thz| qhx| rwy| iuk| kbi| xqp| ivg| ueq| wzf| jnz| cdb| fqq| rjc| vre| wov| czz| qoy| eou| egh| qbf| qbg| wtn| len| dxt| cvh| elg| qwd|