Renaissance Progression

In Europe, starting in Italy, from the mid-13th century to the mid-17th century, this was a time in history were the world views of Europe changed. The Renaissance was a time of enlightenment and knowledge. An intellectual curiosity came during the Renaissance. The new discoveries in science that developed in technology went further than material progressions that was occurring. No longer was the focus on man and his relationship between him and God and superstitions. Now the focus was on knowledge and science. Sciences such as astrology and learned magic was the focus of some studies towards higher knowledge. Authors reflected this progression in their works as well, such as Marlowe. Marlowe demonstrates the natural progression of science
An astrologer was viewed as a spiritual leader during the Renaissance. They could tell you when was the best time to take a journey or gather a crop, diagnose and/or prescribe for physical or mental illnesses, and predict natural disasters. A Renaissance author and astrologer named William Lilly wrote the book entitle Christian Astrology. The piece of literature is considered one of the most important seminal works of western astrology. With the Renaissance coming directly after a post-religious time period, religion will still have a part in history in some way. This book was to help them understand what God had already “written in the stars.” Christians observed the skies and read what God had written there pertaining to their lives. The Renaissance appealed to everyone from every lifestyle. Everyone in Europe had a want for knowing more and was eager to obtain it any way
Faustus, Marlowe depicts the newfound Renaissance values with the life of Faustus. The European Renaissance rebirthed interest in classical learning and incorporated a new interest in the individual in the arts. Whereas in the medieval period that came before the Renaissance, its focus was on God and theology. In the peak of the Renaissance, the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the focus turned toward the study of humankind and the natural world, incorporating ideas from some of the great scholars of that time. Dr. Faustus was a doctor in divinity and wanted to be inspired with learning again. Faustus feels that he has mastered everything from logic, medicine, law, and religion so completely that there is nothing left for him to study. He was becoming bored with the traditions of the learning that he needed something else to stimulate him. Marlowe demonstrations how the people of the Renaissance had a hunger to learn through Dr. Faustus and his experiences. Faustus wanted to obtain a new sense of knowledge so he decided to practice magic. Keep in mind, that magic was not considered a bad thing but just another form of science. Therefore, Faustus decides to sell his soul to become a powerful magician. Marlowe plays with post-religion themes when Faustus decided to sell his