And to this day is every scholar poor; Gross gold from them runs headlong to the boor.
Christopher Marlowe Quotes
More childish valorous than manly wise.
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Birth: | 26th February, 1564 |
Death: | 30th May, 1593 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Playwright, Poet, Translator |
Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury, Kent, England. He was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse and their overreaching protagonists.
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