ERA OF ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND
Christopher
Marlowe
1-Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) was an
English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.
2-He is known for his magnificent blank
verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own mysterious and untimely
death.
3-The most gifted playwright in the “university wits”(Group of writers)
is Christopher Marlowe.
4-They wrote for the stage of the time, they
were all of humble birth and struggled for a livelihood through writing.
5-Famous play of Marlow is “The
Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
“.
6-It is based on a German legend. The hero of
the play is Doctor Faustus, a young and brilliant scholar. The chief feature of
his character is a thirst for knowledge
.
