s proud choices and desire for power led him to this tragic end He thinks it is too late for him to be pardoned He says The serpent that tempted Eve may be saved but not Faustus This line from the final scene captures Faustus s despair As his final moment arrives he becomes terrified He begs time to stop so that midnight never comes He says Mountains and hills come come and fall on me And hide me from the heavy wrath of God This line shows Faustus s fear Hence the last scene of the play captures Faustus s fear pain and regret and gives the play an intense climax Moral Lesson The last scene also gives a strong moral message Earlier in the play Faustus had many chances to repent The Good Angel and the old man repeatedly warn Faustus However he did not take them seriously In fear he begs for God s mercy He says O I'll leap up to my God Who pulls me down This means hell is already pulling down Faustus Faustus cannot repent because true repentance does not come from fear of punishment In fear Faustus begs for a few more years but the devils grab him This teaches the audience a moral lesson delaying repentance and ignoring God s mercy can lead to destruction Audience Reaction The last scene creates deep emotions in the hearts of the audience They feel fear when the clock strikes midnight and the devils come They also feel pity for Faustus The mix of fear and pity is an important part of a tragic drama The audience can understand the pain of Faustus and feel sad for him They also learn from his downfall This emotional effect of the last scene makes Doctor Faustus a fine tragedy Symbolism Marlowe uses many symbols in this scene to show deep meaning The clock is a strong symbol As it ticks we feel time is running out for Faustus It shows that time once lost cannot be gained again Another symbol is the burning of books Faustus says he will burn his books in the end He says I'll burn my books ah Mephastophilis This means he now understands that all his knowledge and magic were useless They could not save his soul These symbols show the waste of a great scholar and the sadness of wrong choices In conclusion dramatic significance helps us understand why a scene exists in a play This scene shows the results of temptation and sin Faustus was tempted by the power of magic and knowledge He made a deal with the devil and lost his soul Faustus had a choice to repent but did not The emotional impact of the last scene also makes Doctor Faustus an evergreen tragedy