Why does Faustus originally ask Mephastophilis to bring him Helen of Troy?
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Explanation:
elen of troy was the most beautiful woman and was the reason the Trojan War happened. Helen was married to Menelaus, king of Sparta and Paris a prince of Troy stoled her.
The Scholars aks Faustus to bring back Helen, and in exchange he ask the Mephastophillis to make Helen his lover, so her beauty could distract him from his doom.