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26th February 1564, baptism date of English playwright, poet and translator Christopher Marlowe. Born the same year as William Shakespere, Marlowe was in his brief life a great influence upon Shakespere, who after Marlowe’s death would rise to replace Marlowe as the prominent Elizabethan playwright. Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus, was the first dramatised version of the Faust legend, his protagonist being unable to repent for his deal with the devil, and ending up being carried off by demons. Marlowe’s life is equally mysterious. On the 30th May 1593 at the age of 29, Marlow was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer, an English gentleman and businessman in an alleged drunken fight. Suspiciously Marlowe had been arrested ten days previously for possessing heretical writings, and historians have speculated that Marlowe was a spy, either for Elizabeth’s government, or a Catholic spy through his alleged tutorage of Arbella Stuart the niece of Mary, Queen of Scots; who Elizabeth had ordered to be executed in 1587 after the Catholic rebellion in the North. A highly disputed theory is that Marlowe’s death was faked with the involvement of Frizer, and he subsequently went into exile, writing the plays now attributed to William Shakespeare. 26th February 1823, death of British actor and director John Philip Kemble, brother of fellow 18th century renowned performer Sarah Siddons. After his first performance as Hamlet on the 30th September 1783, Kemble established a reputation as the greatest living actor second only to his sister. His performance as Macbeth on the 31st March 1785, garnered him praise even surpassing that of David Garrick. Continued in the comments #christophermarlowe #williamshakespeare #williamshakespeare❤️ #williamshakespearequote #macbethmemes #macbeth #18thcenturyhistory #historyoftheatre #tudorhistory #tudorhistorynerd #theatrehistory #theatrememes #theatreart #playbills #historicaltales #historicalevents #historystories #historicalevents #illustrationwork #historymystery #historymysteries #elizabethi #shakespearehistory #shadow #quotesgram #quotestoliveby #literature #theatre #historicscene #historicscenes https://www.instagram.com/p/CLw6LXHnkQ7/?igshid=n30mok84yz5i

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