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| MARLOWE WROTE SHAKESPEARE
1. Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to MARLOWE WROTE SHAKESPEARE: 1. What association to Shakespeare is presented by the Marlowe Society that leads one to believe that Christopher Marlowe's death is associated with Shakespeare's writings? The association to Shakespeare that is presented by the Marlowe Society is how he died, but apparently it was a fake death and he wrote new poems dedicated to Shake-Speare sonnets. 2. What role did the British government play in Marlowe's death? The British government played a role in Marlowe's death by sentencing him and their jury helped convict him, though he escaped on bail for a very long while. 3. Was Marlowe really a heretic? Marlowe was, at that time, considered a heretic because of his atheist beliefs and so the answer to the question is yes. 4. What similarities exist between Marlowe's writing and Shakespeare's writing? (consider style and structure) The similarities between Marlowe's writing and Shakespeare's writing are things like power in the writing, they both made tragedies, and like Shakespeare, he wrote in blank verse at times. 5. What type of logic/illogic is used to support these claims? Its obvious that anyone can create power in their writing, but not like Shakespeare. They both made tragedies and plays at that time were based on tragedies. They were both great poets, and so it was easy to write in blank verse. |
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