The good angel convinces Faustus for a brief moment that "if I repent" then "God will have mercy on me" ending his steady decline (1.5 192). However, remembering that he "will never repent", Faustus reminds us that because of his predestination it does not matter if he wants to, he "cannot repent" and his "heart is so hardened" (1.5 193-194). Faust glimpses his life without predestination; he finally sees that maybe, after all this, God could forgive him if he repented. However he quickly submits to the desperation of his life being predestined to damnation. Faustus may choose to change and an angel of God tells him that he still has a chance but that he is simply unable to abandon his way of thinking. The smallest of arguments brings him back. Marlow includes this as a way to introduce the idea that perhaps Faustus is predestined since even with the word of an angel he cannot change. The constant glimmers of hope seen for Faustus refute him as he numerous times regains control of his life. Although he almost always relapses, he demonstrates that he has power over his own decisions. I'm not