“Out of ancient myth of the magician who sells his soul to the Devil for occult powers, Marlowe has fashioned a veritable fable of Renaissance man” (Source 5 113). The goal of any true renaissance man is to improve himself. This goal may border on heresy, as it leads to a man trying to occupy the same position as God. Lucifer commits this same basic sin to cause his own fall. To Doctor , this idea of sin is of no concern at the beginning of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor . ’ goal is to become god-like himself. In order to accomplish ....