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Doctor Faustus: tragic hero, morality and renaissance play

Doctor Faustus- tragic hero, morality and renaissance play
L0031470 The surprizing life and death of Doctor John Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images https://whatmattered.com/ the surprizing life and death of Doctor John Faustus. To which is now added, the Necromancer: or, Harlequin, Doctor Faustus. As performed at the Theatre Royal, in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Likewise, the whole life of Fryar Bacon, the famous magician of Engliand: and the many waggeries of his man Miles.

Christopher Marlowe was an English writer, poet and translator of the Elizabethan period. Marlowe’s plays were immensely successful. He presumed to be atheist. Christopher was one of the respectful and compelling craftsman. And the most acclaimed tribute to Marlowe paid by Shakespeare. Shakespeare was abundantly affected by Marlowe in his work.