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[[Christopher Marlowe]] (1564 - 1593) was an English poet, dramatist, and translator. He is probably best known for ''[[Doctor Faustus|The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]'', ''The Jew of Malta'', and ''Tamburlaine''. He was one of the first to write English drama in blank verse.
He was regarded highly, at least in terms of his writing, by his literary contemporaries, including [[William Shakespeare]] (who was beginning his own rise to fame when Marlowe died, and whose works contain many [[Shout-Out
As a [[Historical Domain Character]], his appearances in fiction almost invariably feature one or both of (a) his acquaintance with Shakespeare; (b) his death. (Which was somewhat suspicious, and has prompted theories that it was a set-up by the English secret service, either to keep him from spilling some secret or, more creatively, to allow him to adopt a new identity and go into hiding. People who promote the creative version are generally advocates of the theory that Marlowe was the true author of Shakespeare's plays, even the ones written after 1593, or else historical fiction writers who don't care whether it's true because it makes a good story.)
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* ''[[Doctor Faustus]]''
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* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: ''The Jew of Malta'', ''Tamburlaine''. The only way to get anywhere in the world is to murder your way to the top.
* [[Arcadia]]: "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love"
* [[Ass Shove]]:
* [[The Beard]]: Isabella from ''Edward II''
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: ''The Jew of Malta''
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