I found it interesting when Mephastophilis entered the play, Dr. Faustus to change his shape and come back as a "Franciscan Friar"... in doing this, Faustus mocks Christianity which he has rejected. Mephastophilis soon tries to tempt Faustus to sell his soul to the devil by warning him against the eternal damnation he is doomed for if he makes the evil and dark pact with Lucifer. At first I thought he was really trying to warn him but then I thought, hey, this guy is a demon, why would he want to help out poor Faustus? Like a child, Faustus gravitates towards that which he is told not to and makes the deal. Mephastophilis tells him that he must "write a deed of gift with thine own blood". The doctor's blood clots as he is trying to sign the deed, possibly a warning from God or his inner good. Faustus also sees the words homo fuge, which translates as "o man fly", yet another warning.
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