FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
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29
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31
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25
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40
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Detailed explanation-1: -Playwright Christopher Marlowe, 29, is killed in a brawl over a bar tab on this day. Marlowe, born two months before William Shakespeare, was the son of a Canterbury shoemaker.
Detailed explanation-2: -Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (/ˈmɑːrloʊ/; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 30 May Marlowe was stabbed to death during a fight at a house in Deptford, apparently after an argument about a bill. The incident’s relation, if any, to Marlowe’s investigation by the Privy Council is unknown. He was about 29.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 30 May 1593, Marlowe had dinner with Ingram Frizer, another ‘secret’ government employee in a lodging place in Deptford. A fight broke out between the two men over the bill, and Marlowe was supposedly stabbed to death by Frizer.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shortly after the four had eaten supper, a quarrel broke out between Marlowe and Frizer over who was to pay the bill. Marlowe grabbed Frizer’s dagger, slashing at him wildly about the head. Frizer drove the dagger into Marlowe’s head, above the right eye.