Modern day Faustus and Meffy.....

Okay so who would be modern day Faustus?…..well to tell you the truth, I think that anyone can be Faustus. What I think is that many human beings try to focus on and try to benefit from the things that life offers them, and Faustus did the same. I am not trying to say that everyone in the world has “a Faustus” in them, but that a myriad of people do.
The nature of human beings have been depicted as “Faustian” from the very beginning. A quintessential example of this is the story of Adam and Eve in the first chapter of the bible. God had warned them not to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil; however, they had disregarded his warning and ate it. The reason that they ate the apple was because Satan tempted them and made them believe that if they ate it, they would become just like God. Faustus’ story and the story of Adam and Eve have many parallels. They wanted to become “God-like” and advance to a higher status. Satan is analogous to mephastophilis because they play the role of tempting and provoking people to do what they really desire.
People are diverse in many ways and have different opinions and desires. Hence, modern day Faustus would probably sell his soul for what he/she desires. It is wont that he/she might wish for power just like Faustus, but that only depends on the person and if they are fond of being above others. Another thing in the world that a copious amount of people in this world would wish for is money. Several people are crazy about money and they have a desire to want more, no matter how much they have. Loads of people in this world would do anything for money. For example, many actresses and actors are willing to strip in front of the camera for a scene that many people watch; and I find it sad that they do all of this just for money. It is like they have absolutely no pride. Fame and popularity is also something that many people desire. It is human nature to want attention and be loved. If I were to sell my soul (not that I actually would), it would probably be for the ability to see the future. I have always thought that the power to see the future was sooo awesome. Therefore, what people would sell their souls for really depends on the person.
Meffy plays a peremptory role in the play. Although he warns Faustus first, he later on tempts him to do what Faustus desires and distracts him away from God. As mentioned before, human beings are unique in their own ways and possess different characteristics; therefore, meffy could really be whatever motivates them. The good and bad angels in Doctor Faustus are imperative and in many ways they can be Faustus’ conscience. The bad angel tries to tempt him to do what benefits him, while the good angel tries to make him do what is right. I believe everyone has a good and bad angel beside them in every decision that they make. The ‘bad angel’ within our conscience can be meffy because (he/she/it) tempts us to do what is beneficial for us, but also what is wrong. Meffy can really show up in any form in the modern world. In the present, there are many rumors about the antichrist. It is a controversial issue and many people believe that the antichrist is going to show up very soon. One of the many rumors about this is that the antichrist is going to win everyone’s heart by his actions. Just like the protestant reformation during the Middle Ages, the antichrist is a topic which is being discussed by many people today. Therefore, modern day mephostophilis could show up as the antichrist. Meffy showed up as a monk in order to ridicule the Catholic Church during the time of the protestant reformation. Therefore, it is possible that modern day meffy could show up as the antichrist to mock religion just like the old meffy.