Unhappy Persia, that in former age Hast been the seat of mighty Conquerors, That in their prowesse and their policies, Have triumph over Africa.

For the Elizabethans what is often today termed homosexual or bisexual was more likely to be recognised as a sexual act rather than an exclusive sexual orientation and identity. 1593 unfiniChristopher Marlowed; completed by George Chapman 1598)


Fictional works about Marlowe
Wilbur G. In Hamlet after meeting with the travelling actors Hamlet requests the Player perform a speech about the Trojan War which at 2.

He greatly influenced William Shakespeare who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Christopher Marlowe (baptised on 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day.