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The jewels that Faust gives Gretchen, they are a symbol of Gretchen's impurity. It is also stated that the jewels were taken by a priest. This can be interpreted that Gretchen is no longer the good church girl she was before but an impure one so to speak. Blood is also a recurring symbol.
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One symbol in Goethe's Faust is the character of Mephistopheles, who represents the devil and embodies the desire for power and worldly pleasures. Another symbol is Faust himself, who symbolizes humanity's eternal quest for knowledge and the struggle between good and evil. The homunculus, created by Faust, represents the pursuit of scientific discovery and the manipulation of nature.
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