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'''Christopher Marlowe''' (1564 - 1593) was was an Elizabethan poet and playwright. He is most well known for [[The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]] a play in which Doctor Faustus makes a deal with the [[Devil]], exchanging his soul for knowledge and power. Marlowe was born in Canterbury, two months before the birth of [[William Shakespeare]]. In 1580, he entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, on a scholarship awarded to students preparing for a career in the ministry. In school, Marlowe began writing plays. In 1587, he applied to do his Master of Arts. The University attempted to deny him on the grounds that he intended to go abroad to Rheims, a hotbed of Catholic intrigue and propaganda against Elizabeth. Fortunately for his sake, the privy council intervened, and approved his application. However, before leaving Cambridge, Marlowe had already completed two plays, Tamburlaine, and the tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage.
'''Christopher Marlowe''' (1564 - 1593) was was an Elizabethan poet and playwright. He is most well known for ''[[The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]'', a play in which Doctor Faustus makes a deal with the [[Devil]], exchanging his soul for knowledge and power.
Marlowe was born in Canterbury, two months before the birth of [[William Shakespeare]]. In 1580, he entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, on a scholarship awarded to students preparing for a career in the ministry. In school, Marlowe began writing plays. In 1587, he applied to do his Master of Arts. The University attempted to deny him on the grounds that he intended to go abroad to Rheims, a hotbed of Catholic intrigue and propaganda against Queen Elizabeth. Fortunately for his sake, the privy council intervened, and approved his application. Before leaving Cambridge, Marlowe had already completed two plays, ''Tamburlaine'', and the tragedy of ''Dido, Queen of Carthage''.
[[Category:Authors|Marlowe, Christopher]]
[[Category:Authors|Marlowe, Christopher]]
[[Category:Poets|Marlowe, Christopher]]
[[Category:Poets|Marlowe, Christopher]]