Marlowe: Later, Mephastophilis answers all of his questions about the nature of the world, refusing to answer only when Faustus asks him who made the universe. This refusal prompts yet another bout of misgivings in Faustus, but Mephastophilis and Lucifer bring in personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins to prance about in front of Faustus, and he is impressed enough to quiet his doubts.Pasted from <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/doctorfaustus/summary.html>
The legend of Faust from the Renaissance times. The end of civilization.