Goethe’s Faust, Part One
Margaret’s gifted jewels
Margaret finds a second box of ornaments, richer than the first. Martha tells her that her mother must not know, since the earlier gift had gone to the priest. Martha suggests wearing the jewels privately, then bringing them out a piece at a time. Margaret remains uneasy about who could have given them.
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Principal account
LiteraryMargaret finds a second box of ornaments, richer than the first. Martha tells her that her mother must not know, since the earlier gift had gone to the priest.
Further detail
LiteraryMartha suggests wearing the jewels privately, then bringing them out a piece at a time. Margaret remains uneasy about who could have given them.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows the character, setting or motif in Part One of Goethe’s drama as translated by Bayard Taylor. Its supernatural events and spoken claims belong to the play, rather than serving as historical biography or independently established accounts of spirits.
Original passages
Source 1
Faust
secretly the jewels donOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Goethe’s Faust, Part One; active reader leaf 155
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- IMJ-0088-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0088-E001-P0155
- Original scan leaf
- 156
- Recorded leaf number
- 156
- Current Reader position
- 152
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Source 2
Faust
That something's wrong, I feel suspiciousOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Goethe’s Faust, Part One; active reader leaf 155
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0088-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0088-E001-P0155
- Original scan leaf
- 156
- Recorded leaf number
- 156
- Current Reader position
- 152
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed