Editing Faust, Part Two (section)

===Act IV===
In the fourth act, Faust finds himself taken away from Arcadia to a mountain top in Germany. Watching a cloud that is dividing into two, he recognizes in one part Helen and in the other Gretchen. The cloud with the form of Helen moves eastward, while  Gretchen's cloud rises heavenward. Then Mephistopheles, who has cast off his Greek appearance, joins Faust again. Mephistopheles strikes up a geognostic dispute about the genesis of the Earth's surface and especially the mountain region of this scene. Afterwards, Faust states, as his new higher purpose, that he wants to reclaim new land. His underlying idea is to control the elements or even to subdue nature.<ref>"Zwecklose Kraft unbändiger Elemente! / Da wagt mein Geist sich selbst zu überfliegen, / Hier möcht' ich kämpfen, dieß möcht' ich besiegen." (10219–10221) Or: "If anything makes me despair, of my intent, / It's the aimless force of that wild element! / Then my spirit dared to soar high above: / Here I must fight, and this I must remove. / And it's possible! – However tides may flow." (10218–10222)</ref> Subsequently, Faust focuses on controlling the sea, from which he reclaims new land by means of dikes and drainage ditches. But a war breaks out between the Emperor and a rival emperor, interrupting Faust's plans. Mephistopheles introduces the three mighty men (German: {{lang|de|Die drey Gewaltigen}}) Bullyboy, Grab-quick and Hold-tight ("Raufebold", "Habebald", "Haltefest") who are to help suppress the revolt and implement Faust's ambitious project. With their assistance Faust achieves  victory for the Emperor. The three mighty men reveal dubious behaviours as looters which cast a long shadow over their future services. As a reward for his military service, Faust is given a fiefdom on the seashore.