Shakespeare: The Christopher Marlowe Theory

The tale of Christopher Marlowe, a peer of Shakespeare who some believe might be the true writer behind the bard's work. To view the full feature, please visit:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/shakespeare/

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• chrisopher
• marlowe
• kennedy
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• william
• shakespeare
• authorship

[Aracatamus]

Lol, everyone's Shakespeare

[Gaul1748]

My senior year in high school I defended the Marlowe-Shakespeare theory, and lost an A grade (for a B) because I offended my teacher. I now have my doubts, but I still am fascinated by Marlowe and always will be.

[ChaosButterfly8]

Who done it?

The Ghost Writer!  ☠

[YNWALiverpool1892]

@Gaul1748 Marlowe is the greatest of all writers. Shakespeare was a fraud. I would have given your teacher a nice and sincere fuck you at the end of the year and nicely walked out of hi class.

[AngeloNiklis]

@octapusdisco

Hey, I'm arrogant and I wouldn't want to be famous. Well it might be a laugh but no. I think you answered your own question - Marlowe was eccentric...

[rockhammer85]

thallassocracy: "...but he (Marlowe) could never have written Twelfth Night."

I wouldn't be so sure about that...

"I say there is no darkness but ignorance." Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (c. 1601)

"I ... hold there is no sin but ignorance." Marlowe, The Jew of Malta (c. 1589)

[rockhammer85]

Neither is it right for Marlowe to be deemed a lesser talent than Shakespeare. He only got to live to 29 (or did he?), whereas Shakespeare had many later years to mature into the writer of Lear, etc. In fact, Marlowe stood as the greater of the two poets at the time of his death. He'd already written many classics works before Shakespeare had even managed one.

[rockhammer85]

I don't know who wrote the plays, but I can't understand those posters who say there isn't any stylistic similarity between Marlowe and Shakespeare. Hundreds of near-verbatim phrases appear in both men's works.

[Vinsori36]

@octapusdisco perhaps to avoid possibly being hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason?

[octapusdisco]

Uhh, Marlowe was known for being eccentric and quite arrogant, why on earth would he abdicate authorship (and in turn fame) by going under a pseudonym known as 'William Shakespeare'??? The theory that Marlowe=Shakespeare is retarded. Stop it, now.

[GhostofCliffGullett]

It was Bacon.

[Almuric7]

To the Shakespeare supporters: it's easy to say Marlowe's plays (regarded as the greatest of the time) differ from the style later adopted, it's harder to say where Shakespeare was before Marlowe died. Let's forget all about Marlowe, where was Shakespeare before? Who was he? How did he get his education (no records of even a grammar school) Forget all the replacements, why do we know less of William Shakespeare that almost any marginally known person of his time?