Christopher Marlowe. Discusses Christopher Marlowes life and death as well as his works and how he helped to shape literature.

Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe contributed greatly to English literature. He adapted blank verse to
the stage. His short life was violent and he had a rather violent temperment. However, he wrote
some of the most delicate pieces of literature. His writing expresses the representation of the
spirit of the Elizabethan literature in his attitude towards religion and his choice of writing style.
(31 Norman).
Christopher Marlowe was born on February 6, 1564 to a Canterbury to a shoemaker. He
was bapitzed at St. George's church on the 26th of February. He was the eldest son of Joh…