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William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were not enemies. Although they were the same age, Marlowe was a bit of a child prodigy and had written all of his plays before his untimely death in 1593 at the age of only twenty-nine. At that time, Shakespeare had only started writing plays and had only produced his earliest attempts. This was before the formation of The Lord Chamberlain's Men, and Shakespeare does not appear to have been clearly attached to any company. At that time it was the custom for newer playwrights to get help from other playwrights. Playwrights co-operated and collaborated and only very rarely got mad at each other. Shakespeare may well have got help from Marlowe, as well as other playwrights like George Peele. Certainly Shakespeare held Marlowe in highest esteem; he even quotes Marlowe as a homage in As You Like It.
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Why did shakespeare feel guity for the death of Christopher marlowe?
You must mean in the movie Shakespeare in Love, where Shakespeare has given the false name "Christopher Marlowe" and believes that his (Shakespeare's) enemies have killed Marlowe by mistake. This is an entirely fictional story for which there is no basis in fact.
Who was William Shakespeare's acting group's arch rival?
Christopher Marlowe
One of Shakespeare's bitter enemies was?
Shakespeare did not have any bitter enemies, least of all his fellow playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe or Ben Jonson. Jonson, we know, was a friend and admirer of Shakespeare. Because Marlowe died so early in his career and before Shakespeare really got going, Marlowe didn't have much to say about Shakespeare, but Shakespeare admired Marlowe and included homages to him in his own plays. Playwrights of that time often worked together on plays, and we know that Shakespeare collaborated with John Fletcher late in his career, and many believe he also collaborated with George Poole on some of his early plays. The closest we hear from any of his contemporaries about anyone disliking Shakespeare in any way was Greene in his 1592 pamphlet Groatsworth of Wit, who talked about Shakespeare in rather unflattering terms (calling him an "upstart crow" for example) because Shakespeare did not have a university education like most of the playwrights of that time.
When was The Jew of Malta written by Shakespeare?
The Jew of Malta was written by Christopher Marlowe, not Shakespeare, around 1589.
What two famous men were born the same year as shakespeare?
Galileo and Christopher Marlowe
How William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were enemies?
they were tough competition ;)
Why did shakespeare feel guity for the death of Christopher marlowe?
You must mean in the movie Shakespeare in Love, where Shakespeare has given the false name "Christopher Marlowe" and believes that his (Shakespeare's) enemies have killed Marlowe by mistake. This is an entirely fictional story for which there is no basis in fact.
Who was shakespeare most known contemporaries?
Christopher Marlowe
Who was William Shakespeare's acting group's arch rival?
Christopher Marlowe
One of Shakespeare's bitter enemies was?
Shakespeare did not have any bitter enemies, least of all his fellow playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe or Ben Jonson. Jonson, we know, was a friend and admirer of Shakespeare. Because Marlowe died so early in his career and before Shakespeare really got going, Marlowe didn't have much to say about Shakespeare, but Shakespeare admired Marlowe and included homages to him in his own plays. Playwrights of that time often worked together on plays, and we know that Shakespeare collaborated with John Fletcher late in his career, and many believe he also collaborated with George Poole on some of his early plays. The closest we hear from any of his contemporaries about anyone disliking Shakespeare in any way was Greene in his 1592 pamphlet Groatsworth of Wit, who talked about Shakespeare in rather unflattering terms (calling him an "upstart crow" for example) because Shakespeare did not have a university education like most of the playwrights of that time.
Did Shakespeare kill Sir Francis Bacon or Christopher Marlowe?
Bacon outlived Shakespeare by ten years. Marlowe was killed by a man called Ingram Frizer.
When was The Jew of Malta written by Shakespeare?
The Jew of Malta was written by Christopher Marlowe, not Shakespeare, around 1589.
Who were two influences on Shakespeare?
Christopher Marlowe was one. Perhaps Plutarch was another.
Why was Shakespeare killed?
He wasn't; he died of natural causes. Maybe you are thinking of Christopher Marlowe.
Who were the famous writters of the Elizabethan period?
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe...
What was the name of the popular writer of the time besides shakespeare?
Perhaps you mean Christopher Marlowe.
What two famous men were born the same year as shakespeare?
Galileo and Christopher Marlowe
