Hope and fear are two powerful emotions that influence the main characters in both Dr. Faustus and Paradise Lost. The characters in both stories all have their own hopes, but they are all tested, tempted, and ultimately tricked into committing sin by the Devil, who uses his ability to spread fear to manipulate the characters' actions. While Adam, Eve, and Dr. Faustus ultimately give in to the fear of Satan and fall from grace with God, Adam and Eve's fate is different from that of Dr. Faustus, because Adam and Eve's hopes were different from Dr. Faustus's. Faustus. In Dr. Faustus, the main character is an extremely intelligent man who rose from a lower class family to become a highly respected scholar. However, it is soon revealed that Faustus has grown tired of conventional fields of study and decides to learn necromancy to continue his quest for knowledge. After summoning the demon Mephastophilis, Faustus cannot bear the sight of the demon's true form. “I command you to return and change your form; you are too ugly to mind me (Marlowe, p.508, lines 23-24). At the first sight of Mephastophilis, Faustus is afraid and we see that he is actually a coward. Despite being a coward, Faustus is full of arrogance and assumes he can exert his will on Mephastophilis. Faustus intends to use Mephastophilis' powers for his own selfish gains, but must first sell his soul to Satan. Once the pact between Faustus and Lucifer is made, the good and bad angels arrive to speak to Faustus. The good evil encourages him to repent and accept God into his heart again, while the evil angel tells him not to worry because he is already damned. Faustus believes he is unable to answer...... because of Satan, their final destinies differed significantly. Doctor Faustus was ultimately condemned to hell, while Adam and Eve were ultimately forgiven. These varying outcomes appear to be the result of individuals' faith in God and their willingness to repent. Faustus had several opportunities to repent and was constantly reminded that all he had to do to be saved was to reject Satan. However, his faith in God and himself failed, and he paid the price as a result. Adam and Eve, however, felt very sad when they sinned against God. When they were cast out of the Garden of Eden, they were truly repentant and had the opportunity to create their own paradise, which is why God was willing to forgive them. In both cases it seems that it is the characters' faith in God that ultimately determines whether they will be forgiven.