Long before Goethe wrote his Faust (1808), Christopher Marlowe wrote his play The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1592-93). The play follows the story of a young scholar Faustus who, after learning everything he could, sold his soul to the devil for the knowledge forbidden to him and all humans. Faustus, through various means, wants to gain power and this paper will focus on how the said power is depicted throughout the play – through divine, infernal, and human points of view. Divine power will be represented by God and the heavens, Infernal power by Lucifer and Mephastophilis, and human power, as sought by Faustus, through knowledge, magic, and mortality. Through detailed analysis, the thesis explores how Marlowe portrays these different forms of power. Marlowe uses symbolic elements, such as a good angel, to represent divine interference and moral guidance, emphasizing the constant but ultimately overlooked presence of divine power. Infernal power is shown through the character of Mephastophilis and the pact Faustus makes with the devil – Lucifer. Marlowe illustrates the seductive and deceptive nature of infernal power by depicting Faustus’s initial sense of empowerment. Faustus’s quest for personal power is shown through his pursuit of knowledge, magical abilities, and immortality. In his play, Marlowe explores Faustus’s extreme drive for knowledge, which pushes him to go beyond human limitations and ultimately causes his moral downfall. The thesis emphasizes Marlowe’s critique of the desire for limitless knowledge and power which demands the crossing of moral and ethical boundaries, and offers insight into the dangers of crossing the limitations of human abilities.