ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Christopher Marlowe’s play Tamburlaine the Great recounts the brutal rise to power and demise of the 14th century emperor and conqueror, Amir Timur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marlowe’s Tamburlaine is loosely based upon the life of 14th century Turko-Mongol military leader Amir Timur, who conquered central Asia and parts of India, and founded the Timurid Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Majestic and eloquent, with the ability to conquer not just kings and emperors but the audience of the play, Tamburlaine is one of the most important characters in Elizabethan drama. He is the source of the poetry that made Marlowe famous, and he can be both captivating and repellant because of his brutality.

Detailed explanation-4: -The scene shifts to Scythia, where Tamburlaine is shown wooing, capturing, and winning Zenocrate, the daughter of the Egyptian king. Confronted by Mycetes’ soldiers, he persuades first the soldiers and then Cosroe to join him in a fight against Mycetes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Power and Ambition In fact, the theme of power pervades nearly every aspect of the play, from Tamburlaine’s conquests, to his role as a father, to his relationship with Zenocrate.