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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Author Information
Christopher Marlowe, the son of a shoemaker, was born in
Canterbury in February of 1564. He was educated at KingÂ’s
School, in Canterbury, and at Corpus Christi College, in
Cambridge. He earned a B.A. in 1584 and an M.A. in 1587. After
receiving his M.A. degree, Marlowe left Cambridge for London.
By this time he had completed the first part of Tamburlaine the
Great. In London, he got acquainted with other poets and
playwrights. He shared a room with Thomas Kyd. The second part
of Tamburlaine was soon completed, and both plays were staged
successfully.
In 1588 he worked on the poem, “The Massacre of Paris,” and the
first part of Doctor Faustus. He enlisted himself as a member of
Raleigh’s “School of Night.” Among “the university wits” he was
known as a rash and quarrelsome person. In 1589 he was involved
in a sword fight, for which he was jailed in the Newgate prison for
a short time. In the same year, The Jew of Malta was performed. In
1592, Edward II was performed. This was followed by Doctor
Faustus. In the following year, he wrote the incomplete poem,
“Hero and Leander,” which was completed by George Chapman.
On May 18, 1592, as a result of an accusation by Thomas Kyd and
Robert Baines, a warrant was issued for MarloweÂ’s arrest. On May
30, 1593, he was killed by Ingram Frizer in a Deptford tavern after
a quarrel over the bill.
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