Edward II

Name: Edward II
Author: Christopher Marlowe

by Christopher Marlowe

Renaissance tragedy depicting the fall of an English king caught between love and politics

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Christopher Marlowe

The first great English dramatist, Marlowe pioneered blank verse tragedy and created the archetype of the overreaching hero. His short career produced plays of stunning ambition that directly influenced Shakespeare. He died violently at 29 in circumstances that remain mysterious.

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