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Simile in Doctor Faustus

Simile Examples in Doctor Faustus:

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"Almain rutters..."   (Scene 1)

Almain rutters are German horsemen. Valdes's list of similes here demonstrates the physical nature of all of his fantasies. he cannot conceptualize the power he seeks without comparisons to power in the physical world.

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