Christopher Marlowe

    • Baptized: February 26, 1564
    • Birthplace: Canterbury, England
    • Died: May 30, 1593
    • Writing period: circa 1586-1593
    • Literary Genre: Playwright, Poet
    • Arrested in 1592 for counterfeiting coins
    • His death is controversial
    • Sometimes referred to as "Kit" Marlowe
  • Christopher Marlowe was an Elizabethan playwright and poet who is best remembered for his tragedies. There has been speculation that Marlowe and William Shakespeare were one and the same, but but no conclusive evidence has been found. Among the other rumors surrounding Marlowe's life include: serving as a spy for the Queen of England, atheism, and homosexuality.
  • Career

    Marlowe attended The King's School, Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge on a scholarship and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584. In 1587, the university hesitated to award him his master's degree because of a rumour that he had converted to Roman Catholicism and intended to go to the English college at Rheims to prepare for the priesthood. However, his degree was awarded on schedule when the Privy Council intervened on his behalf, commending him for his "faithful dealing" and "good service" to the Queen.
  • Notable Works

    • Dido, Queen of Carthage (c.1586)
    • Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine, part 1 (c.1587)
    • Tamburlaine (play)|Tamburlaine, part 2 (c.1587-1588)
    • The Jew of Malta (c.1589)
    • The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus|Doctor Faustus (c.1589, or, 1593)
    • Edward II (play)|Edward II (c.1592)
    • The Massacre at Paris (c.1593)

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