Christopher Marlowe
|Biography and Background|
|The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus|
|Jew of Malta|
|"The Passionate Shepherd to his Love"|
|Tamurlaine the Great|
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Dr. Faustus Teaching Unit
A thorough unit plan, including study guide, topics for discussion, vocabulary, and a multiple choice and essay test with answer key.
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Christopher Marlowe
Biography.
Christopher Marlowe
Biography.
Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher Marlowe & the creation of Dr. Faustus
Students study the life of Marlowe, the background of Elizabethan theater, the roots of Elizabethan tragedy, and the themes of the play, "an object lesson in choice and consequences." Can be downloaded with Adobe Acrobat or used from the Web.
Dr. Faustus
Printable text of the play.
A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics edition of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
Synopsis and rich activities for preading, during reading, and postreading. This 36-page document requires Adobe Reader for access. Consider saving the document to your computer and printing only those pages you need.
The Jew of Malta
Printable text of the play.
Come Hither, Stay Away
Writers will analyze the language of influence, seduction and salesmanship used by Marlowe in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" as well as the logical response crafted by Raleigh in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd." Finally, students will brainstorm other scenarios where influence and salesmanship are used and write their own poems of seduction and denial. This lesson focuses on idea development and word choice.
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
Text of the poem (including an audio file), critical commentary, and Raleigh's response.
Tamurlaine the Great
Printable text of the play.
