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Alchemy In Mephistophele's Faust

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While practices of alchemy may only comprehend to individuals as a mythical practice, alchemy is alive and well in our modern communities today. Whether we admit it or not, some of our hobbies, professions, and even infrastructure encompass the idea of alchemy. Alchemy gained notoriety in Europe and soon became a “forbidden practice” as some deemed alchemy as a means to power and wealth. In Faust, Mephistopheles references alchemy as a metaphor to help the kingdom’s financial problems but to no avail. The transformation of an item into its perfect form also gives meaning to Faust’s journey for transcendence. Although alchemy is deemed as a fallacious practice, many aspects of society embody alchemy whether it’s economically, artistically,
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