How much would a man be willing to give up for earthly power? Would he lose his soul? In Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, the protagonist Doctor Faustus surrenders his soul to Lucifer in exchange for 24 years with Lucifer's powerful servant, Mephistophilis, under his control. Marlowe wrote the play in the 16th century, a time when religion was important in society (DelVecchio web). Marlowe focuses on this topic in the play, especially with Faustus. “Doctor Faustus is a play about religion” (DelVecchio web). It shows Faustus's moral decay after accepting a deal with the devil. Doctor Faustus goes against the religious values ​​of his time and makes a pact with Lucifer for power. Marlowe makes it clear through the questionable use of this power that Faustus is not a man who should control it. Marlowe uses the character Faustus to warn others of the seven deadly sins. One of the most obvious sins that Marlowe points out in Faustus is his greed. His greed is the reason he is able to overcome his guilt and accept Lucifer's deal. Faustus openly admits how he will use his new power to satiate his greed when he says, "I will make them fly to India for gold, / They will plunder the ocean for the pearl of the East, / And they will search all corners of the newly discovered world / For pleasant fruits and princely delicacies” (Marlowe 5). Marlowe shows that even though Faustus pretends that his motives are noble, his real concerns are wealth and luxury. These riches and luxuries are more important to him than his own soul or the possibility of eternal life in heaven. According to Mebane, “The 'delight' he feels in his worldly pleasures has the bewitching power of deluding him into seeing the things of this world as more precious, more generous... in the midst of paper... Inc., 1964: 112-119. DelVecchio, Doreen. "The Tragic Glass of Theology: The Christian Background of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus." Open Access Dissertations and Term Papers 1982. 19 March 2014. John. "Doctor Faustus: Selling His Soul to Prove a Point." 2010. March 18, 2014. Marlowe, Christopher. The tragic story of Doctor Faustus. Piano Libraries. February 1997. March 18, 2014 .Mebane, John S. Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age: The Occult Tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska, 1989. Questoa School. March 18. 2014 .