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Jae Lee English A August 25, 2008

Christopher Marlowe. Jae Lee English A August 25, 2008. Marlowe ’ s Birth. Was baptized at the church of St. George the Martyr, Canterbury Saturday 26 February, 1564 Exact date of birth is unknown. Second of nine children. Oldest sister died, leaving him the oldest child.

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Jae Lee English A August 25, 2008

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  1. Christopher Marlowe Jae Lee English A August 25, 2008

  2. Marlowe’s Birth • Was baptized at the church of St. George the Martyr, Canterbury Saturday 26 February, 1564 • Exact date of birth is unknown. • Second of nine children. • Oldest sister died, leaving him the oldest child. • Born in the year as William Shakespeare(1564). Christopher Marlowe

  3. Education • Gained a scholarship to King’s School • Boys were taught to write poetry in Latin and perform plays in Latin and Greek. • They were required to speak only in Latin even when they were playing. • At the age of sixteen and a half, he was awarded another scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Christopher Marlowe

  4. Works • Edward II-probably the earliest successful history play. • The Massacre at Paris- much admired by the Elizabethans. • Hero and Leander-greatest poem of Marlowe’s • Come Live with Me, and Be My Love-well known poem. Christopher Marlowe

  5. Bibliography • "Christopher Marlowe." Christopher Marlowe. 24 Aug. 2008 <www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/MarloweTEXT.html>. • "Marlowe's Work." The Marlowe Society. 24 Aug. 2008 <http://www.marlowe-society.org/marlowe/work/work.html>. Christopher Marlowe

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