Christopher Marlowe

            
             "Comparisons are odious", was once said by Christopher Marlowe in Lust's.
             Christopher Marlowe has been identified as the most important.
             Shakespeare's predecessors. He was born in Canterbury, England, on February 6, 1564.
             and then baptized at St. George's Church, Canterbury, on February 25, 1564. Marlowe.
             was the eldest son of John Marlowe, a shoemaker and Katherine Arthur, a Dover girl of.
             yeoman stock. Christopher's intermediate family and extended family had a reputation of.
             getting in trouble with the law. His sister was known for being a selfish person seeking.
             the unjust vexation of her neighbor's, while his father was always continually engaged in.
             lawsuits containing debts. .
             Christopher Marlowe entered the King's School at Canterbury in 1579. There he.
             held a scholarship requiring him to study Ministry. The school was a canter of theatrical.
             interests. It contained a large library filled with a number of volumes which have been.
             claimed as sources for Marlowe's plays. In 1584, Marlowe received a Bachelor's of Arts.
             Degree. Following that, in 1587, he had received a Master of Arts Degree. Shortly after.
             receiving his Master's degree, Marlowe went to London. There he was part of a circle of.
             young men which were: Rawley, Nashe, and Kyel. By 1587, his first play was.
             "Tamburlaine the Great", had been performed on stage. As a result of his first play,.
             Marlowe has started getting known as a dramatist. .
             In September, 1589, Marlowe was imprisoned in Newgate for being suspected in.
             the murder of William Bradley. Marlowe had been accused several times of being an.
             "atheist" and a "blasphemer". One of his friends, named Watson, had once had actually.
             killed a man with a sword. These charges were then led to Marlowe's arrest in 1593, but.
             then released on October 1, on the bail of 40 pounds. Three years later, in 1592, Marlowe.
             became involved in court action as he was called to court for assaulting two constables in.