"faust part two" is very different from part one. it keeps referring to classical literature. the romantic story of the first faust is forgotten, and faust wakes in a field of fairies. he has many adventures. the piece is in five acts which each tell of different things. in the end faust goes to heaven, because he loses only half the bet. angels, who arrive as messengers of god’s mercy, say at the end of act 5: "he who strives on and lives to strive/ can earn redemption still" (i.e. anyone who tries hard in life can still be saved).