ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jew of Malta, in full The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta, five-act tragedy in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe, produced about 1590 and published in 1633. In order to raise tribute demanded by the Turks, the Christian governor of Malta seizes half the property of all Jews living on Malta.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christopher Marlowe’s fast-moving play The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta, is a tale of violent conflict between Christians, Jews and Turks. Its hero-villain, Barabas a ‘wealthy Jew’, has a cruel but intoxicating desire for money and revenge, but is ultimately punished.

Detailed explanation-3: -Written sometime around 1589 or 1590, the story follows the Maltese merchant Barabas with the Spanish and Ottoman struggle for control of the Mediterranean as a backdrop. The character Machiavel, a ghost based on Niccolo Machiavelli, introduces the story as a tragedy and posits that power is amoral.