After meeting Mephastophilis, Faustus's second request from him is a wife, stating: “But leaving this aside, let me have a wife, the fairest maiden in Germany, for I am lustful and lascivious, and cannot live without a wife" (IV138-140). Faustus clearly states in these lines that he wants someone to control him, especially in a sexual way, and has yet to find someone capable of doing so. However, it is after hearing from Mephastophilis how banal marriage is that Faustus takes this desire one step further. He tells Mephastophilis, “And long ago I would have killed myself, / If sweet pleasure had not conquered deep despair,” (IV200-201). Expressing his utter sadness at not being able to fulfill his desires, it becomes clear that even though Faustus was able to achieve everything he ever wanted, by not fulfilling this desire, he will never be satisfied with his life. Meeting Mefestophile, Fausto is convinced that he will finally be able to realize his desires at the price of his soul, a sacrifice that he is willing to make as the last sacrifice.