![]() ![]() One can fantasise about the fervent competitions these two great writers must have had. These two great playwrights of the same age would surely have shared a close, albeit tumultuous relationship, if Marlowe’s reputation is in any way accurate. ![]() And there is evidence for this in the many Marlowe references in Shakespeare’s plays. It is purported that Shakespeare was heavily influenced by Marlowe. Like Shakespeare, Marlowe wrote mainly using blank verse and his plays are wonderfully detailed and poetic. Marlowe studied at the illustrious Cambridge University where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts. The first three on this list are must reads as far as StageMilk is concerned. We wanted to help you guide the way with some of the best Marlowe plays. Though today his name doesn’t share the same familiarity and prestige as Shakespeare, he is one of the great playwrights of all time. Born in fact in the same year, he was an eminent playwright of the Elizabethan era. Christopher Marlowe was a contemporary of William Shakespeare. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |