Lyra on Instagram: "Mephistopheles and Margaretta (19th Century) by Unknown #statue #art #arthistory A general summary of the play: Goethe's “Faust” is a tragic play in two parts that tells the story of Heinrich Faust, a scholar who becomes disillusioned with the limits of human knowledge and experiences a deep existential crisis. In the first part, Faust, seeking deeper meaning, makes a pact with Mephistopheles, the devil, agreeing to sell his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldl