Famous Plays of Shakespeare's Time

Brianna Odom
Core 4
Mrs. McKinney
May 1, 2014 Thursday

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

• Christopher Marlowe was born on February 26, 1564 and died May 30, 1593
• One of Marlowe's most popular plays is Doctor Faustus
• Doctor Faustus was published in 1604, twelve years after Marlowe's death
• The play is about a German scholar who sells his soul to the devil in
• exchange for power and a book of knowledge

FRANCIS BEAUMONT AND JOHN FLETCHER

• Beaumont and Fletcher started collaborating around the year 1607
• The duo wrote about 50 plays in the 6 years they worked together
• Their most famous play is called Knight of the Burning Pestle which was published 1613
• Knight of the Burning Pestle is about a knight named Rafe and the events leading up to his death

THOMAS MIDDLETON

• Thomas Middleton was born on April 18, 1580 and died in 1627
• One of his most well known plays is A Game at Chess which was published
• in 1624. A Game at Chess was one if the last plays in the Elizabethan Era
• The play is about a woman who is desperately trying to get romantically involved
• with the king no matter how hard he pushes her away

THOMAS KYD

• Thomas Kyd was born on November 6, 1558 and died Augest 15, 1594
• One of Kyd's most popular plays is called The Spanish Tragedy which was published in 1592
• The Spanish Tragedy is a play about revenge. It starts with the ghost of a man named Don Andrea
• who was killed in a battle promising that he will see his revenge by the end of the play

BEN JONSON

• Ben Jonson was born on June 11, 1572 and died August 6, 1637
• Jonson's most popular play is Catiline His Conspiracy which was published
• 1611
• The play is about a man named Catiline who plans on overthrowing the
• Roman Republic by manipulating every member without them realizing.

Citation page

"A Game of Chess Analysis." Amandina Brook. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2014. .

"Catiline Summary - eNotes.com." enotes.com. enotes.com, n.d. Web. 1 May 2014. .

Citations page

"Elizabethan Classics." Elizabethan Classics. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .

"Elizabethan Playwrights and Authors." Elizabethan Playwrights and Authors. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .

Citations page

"Spanish Tragedy synopsis ." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 1 May 2014. .

"Synopsis: Doctor Faustus." Synopsis: Doctor Faustus. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .

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