What mortal claims, by searching to the utmost limit, to have found out the nature of God, or of his opposite, or of that which comes between, seeing as he doth this world of man tossed to and fro by waves of contradiction and strange vicissitudes?

Euripides
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Christopher Marlowe , an English playwright, poet, and translator of the late sixteenth century, wrote “What mortal claims, by searching to the utmost limit, to have found out the nature of God, or of his opposite, or of that which comes between, seeing as he doth this world of man tossed to and fro by waves of contradiction and strange vicissitudes?” in his play Doctor Faustus. The question is asked by Doctor Faustus who is trying to find something that will make life worth living. He wants something that will give him what he desires in life. He argues that there are many different things people are searching for when they are looking for meaning in their lives. Since none of them can be found, everyone has to settle for what they have.

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