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Below is my opinion on why Marlowe decided to write a play he should not have known anything about... 

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

ISBN-978-0-393-92151-9  (NAD)

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This play displays a man (Dr. Faustus) who is skilled as a scientist, physician and well known as a scholar who becomes interested in necromancy, or black magic. After selling his soul to the devil Faustus slowly realizes he may have made a mistake. Go along with Dr. Faustus on this wild ride along one of the most debated religious controversies of it's time (NAD).

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                                              * Tamburlaine the Great, 1587

                                                  * The Jew of Malta, 1589

                                                       * Edward II, 1592

 

 

"Drama's filled with heroism focusing around great personna who ultimately destroy themselves with great passion and ambition. Covered in violence, passion and blood Marlowe's plays always capture a rare poetic beauty and dignity elevating them to a level of high art" - Columbia Encyclopedia

My Take...

Marlowe was known for being a trouble maker as well as being an atheist. This is why it is my take that he wrote this play in the efforts to unravel Christian followers. If a man that does not believe in God can depict a play that so accurately displays Christian beliefs, perhaps the word of God was in fact constructed by a man. I believe that Marlowe and Karl Marx may have agreed with each other when Marx said, "Religion is the opium of the people." Marlowe may have not been a communist, but he knew the quickest way to a person's wallet.

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