FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DRFAUSTUS BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
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Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.
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The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
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The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.
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Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christopher Marlowe’s most famous play is The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. His other plays are Tamburlaine the Great; Dido, Queen of Carthage; Edward II; The Massacre at Paris; and The Jew of Malta.
Detailed explanation-2: -About this time he also wrote the play Dido, Queen of Carthage (published in 1594 as the joint work of Marlowe and Thomas Nashe).
Detailed explanation-3: -’The Jew of Malta’ The play swirls with religious conflict, intrigue and revenge, and is considered to have been a major influence on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dido meets Aeneas and promises to supply his ships. She asks him to give her the true story of the fall of Troy, which he does in detail, describing the death of Priam, the loss of his own wife and his escape with his son Ascanius and other survivors.
Detailed explanation-5: -Christopher Marlowe was the confirmed author of six plays. They include Dido, Queen of Carthage, The Jew of Malta, Edward II, The Massacre at Paris, Doctor Faustus, and Tamburlaine.