Act 4 - random guy pulls of faustus' leg!!!!!! and then it grows back? what?

so just read act 4 (sort of) and am now seriously confused. There's a horse thats not really a horse but is actually a bottle of hay, Faustus gets his leg pulled off but is okay and suddenly has a leg again, and theres a final pointless scene about some grapes.

So this blog's going to be rubbish but whatever

How has Faustus Fallen Further ?

• less ambitious - we definitely see a massive decrease in Faustus' ambition (although this is really more apparent in Act 3). When we compare Faustus' original goal - to become a powerful magician and control the world - to what he's settled for now -"fame spread forth in every land"- it seems as if Faustus isn't really that bothered about power anymore and just wants to be famous. This is a bit weird, as Faustus sold his soul for these amazing magical abilities, and now doesn't care about them anymore. I think this could be Mephistopheles' influence, who in act 3 was discouraging Faustus' ambition.
• Relies on Mephs for everything - Faustus doesn;t do any magic throughout Act 4 but just lets Mephs do everything for him, like fetch the dead princes and find some grapes. This shows how he's either not bothered about doing magic anymore or has forgotten how to do it, leaving him reliant on Mephistopheles. Also when Faustus gets his leg pulled off he shouts to Meph for help "Help, Mephistopheles!". Although that is kind of understandable because he has just lost a leg.

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In act 3.1 Faustus begins to fall in the eyes of the audience, becoming more of a comedy figure than the ambitious character we first met. He also seems less in control than he used to be - When Faustus and Mephs go to see the Pope, we receive hints that Mephistopheles is sneakily making Faustus do what he wants him to do. We notice this in the more commanding and persuasive nature of his speech: "Nay Faustus, stay", "We'll be bold", etc.

When Faustus turns invisible with his magic invisibility cloak borrowed from HP, he starts playing tricks on the Pope like stealing his cup and having some witty banter with him, before hitting him in the ear. At the end of this hilarious scene, when the Pope has left the friars come back and start chanting Maledicat dominus and cursing Faustus. Faustus and Mephs attack the friars with fireworks and win, but the scene still ends on a slightly foreboding note, with Faustus cursed 5 times over.

I think the purpose of this scene was to emphasize that although Faustus was promised loads of amazing things when he signed up to Hell, he not only hasn't achieved any of them but also doesn't seem to care, and is happy to just play childish tricks on people with Mephistopheles. this shows how Faustus has changed into a less intelligent and more immature character.

In the scene after, Mephistopheles turns Robin and Vinter into animals for lols. They're really happy about it so its quite a nice scene. We also learn from the scene that Faustus has somehow lost his magic book (because Robin has it) that he was so obsessed with at the start of the play. this again emphasizes Faustus' loss of ambition and intelligence, as he hasn't even mentioned that he's lost the book, proving that he doesn't care about it any more.