Puffed up with pride and arrogance, Doctor Faustus (although he did consider for a space) had got so proud and reckless that he did not want to give thought to the weal of his soul, but came to terms with the evil spirit, promised to observe all his articles, and to obey them. He supposed that the Devil might not be so black as they use to paint him, nor Hell so hot as the people say.Pasted from <http://lettersfromthedustbowl.com/Fbk1.html>
The legend of Faust from the Renaissance times. The end of civilization.