Goethe’s Faust, Part One
Lilith in Faust
Among the crowded fair and dances, Faust asks who a woman is. Mephistopheles singles her out as Lilith, making her a moment of particular recognition within the larger gathering. He calls her Adam’s first wife and warns that her lovely tresses can ensnare a young man. These words belong to his introduction of her in the drama.
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Principal account
LiteraryAmong the crowded fair and dances, Faust asks who a woman is. Mephistopheles singles her out as Lilith, making her a moment of particular recognition within the larger gathering.
Further detail
LiteraryHe calls her Adam’s first wife and warns that her lovely tresses can ensnare a young man. These words belong to his introduction of her in the drama.
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
Tis LilithOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Goethe’s Faust, Part One; active reader leaf 223
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0088-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0088-E001-P0223
- Original scan leaf
- 224
- Recorded leaf number
- 224
- Current Reader position
- 220
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Source 2
Faust
Beware the lure within her lovely tressesOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Goethe’s Faust, Part One; active reader leaf 224
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0088-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0088-E001-P0224
- Original scan leaf
- 225
- Recorded leaf number
- 225
- Current Reader position
- 221
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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