Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

 

Born: 26 February 1564 (Canterbury, Kent, England)

Died: 30 May1596 (Deptford, Kent, England)

Period: English Renaissance

Other info:

_  He was a  university wit.

_  Father of English Drama/ Tragedy

_  Father of Blank verse in Drama

 Plays:  

1. The Tragedy of Dido

2. Queen of Carthage;

3. Tamburlaine the Great; 

4. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus; 

5.The Jew of Malta;

6. The Tragedy of Edward II;

7. The Massacre of Paris

Poetry:

1.Hero and Leander; 

2. The Passionate Shepherd to his Love;

Translations:

1. Ovid’s Amores;

2. First Book of Lucan’s Pharsalia

Famous Quotation:

No	Quotes	Book Name
1.	“There is no sin but ignorance”	The Jew of Malta
2.	“Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.”	The Jew of Malta
3.	“Love me little, love me long.”	The Jew of Malta
4.	“Honour is purchas’d by the deeds we do.”	Hero and Leander
5.	“Lone Women, like to empty houses, perish.”	Hero and Leander
6.	“Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.”	Tamburlaine the Great
7.	“Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.”