Christopher Marlowe

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Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

Christopher Marlowe

Hero and Leander

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Topic

Love at first sight Love

Author

Christopher Marlowe

Source

Hero and Leander

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1593 1590s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher and George Chapman. Hero and Leander. London: Paul Linley, 1598.

Current Citation

Marlow, Christopher and George Chapman. "Hero and Leander." The Complete Poems and Translations. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss!

Christopher Marlowe

Doctor Faustus

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Topic

Trojan War Beautiful women

Speaker

Faustus

Author

Christopher Marlowe

Source

Doctor Faustus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1593 1590s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Admiral's Men, 1594, The Rose Theater, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. "Doctor Faustus (1604 Text)." Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays. Penguin Classics, 2004, act 5, sc. 1.

I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.

Christopher Marlowe

The Jew of Malta

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Topic

Religion

Speaker

Machiavel

Author

Christopher Marlowe

Source

The Jew of Malta

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1593 1590s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. The Jew of Malta. London, c. 1633, prologue.

Current Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. "The Jew of Malta." Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays. Penguin Classics, 2004, prologue.

Accurst be he that first invented war.

Christopher Marlowe

Tamburlaine the Great

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Topic

Anti-war

Speaker

Mycetes

Author

Christopher Marlowe

Source

Tamburlaine the Great

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Language

English

Time

1587 1580s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. Tamburlaine the Great. Admiral's Men, 1587, Rose Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays, edited by Frank Romany and Robert Lindsey. Penguin Classics, 2004, act 2, sc. 4.