Project Gutenberg 2013-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 88 Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry) 1857 1920 Bullen, Arthur Henry Butler, A. H. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3) The Jew of Malta -- Edward the Second -- The massacre at Paris -- The tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by Christopher Marlowe is a collection of plays written during the late 16th century. This volume includes significant works such as "The Jew of Malta" and "Edward the Second," showcasing Marlowe's talents in dramatic storytelling and character development. The primary themes revolve around ambition, betrayal, and the complexities of human motivations, encapsulated through memorable characters like the cunning Barabas in "The Jew of Malta." At the start of "The Jew of Malta," we are introduced to Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant in Malta, who is initially counting his considerable wealth. The narrative quickly unfolds to reveal his abject anger and despair as the governor of Malta seizes half of his riches to pay a debt to the Turks. Barabas's character is marked by his manipulative tendencies and resentment towards the Christians who oppress him. The opening sets the stage for Barabas's schemes for revenge against those who have wronged him, foreshadowing the dark and dramatic turns that will follow in the story. Through Barabas and other characters, the themes of greed and vengeance are established, promising a tale rife with intrigue and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 994642 994598 2024-09-18T04:51:53.913821 2023-09-18T13:14:11.758126 text/html text/html 1011291 2013-05-16T14:55:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 279681 2013-05-16T14:55:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359183 2024-09-18T04:52:20.466175 application/epub+zip 372032 2024-09-18T04:51:58.583919 application/epub+zip 331719 2024-09-18T04:51:55.916840 application/epub+zip 861271 2024-09-18T04:52:31.832138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777516 2024-09-18T04:52:18.038187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737989 2022-09-19T13:54:10.677379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542834 542608 2024-09-18T04:51:48.041874 2023-09-18T13:14:06.017106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 542195 2013-05-16T14:55:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193499 2013-05-16T14:55:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 542488 2013-05-16T14:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193286 2013-05-16T14:55:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21187 2024-09-18T04:52:32.032133 application/rdf+xml 21538 2024-09-18T04:51:56.502850 image/jpeg 4506 2024-09-18T04:51:56.215873 image/jpeg 363074 2024-09-18T04:51:53.979813 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia