Christopher Marlowe, David Scott Kastan, Jan Kott, Linda Cookson, David Wootton - Doctor Faustus: A 1604 Version Edition

Pros: Wickedly funny and it has a message. Marlowe deserves more recognition.

Cons: It has a distinct religious flavor. That will no doubt turn off some people.

Review: Working definition of hell: To be a playwright and a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Christopher Marlowe's star never burned as brightly as that of fellow playwright William Shakespeare. That could be due largely to the fact that...

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Review: Note: This was originally a paper for my English 2 class. This paper is a critical analysis of the play, and therefore may be confusing to some one who hasn't read it.


In order to truly understand the epiphany of Doctor Faustus...

Pros: Great story, fun scenes, poetic language

Cons: Language can sometimes be intimidating, can be difficult to stage

Review: As a member of a fundamentalist church, I've heard my share of fire and brimstone sermons. Rarely though, have they moved me the way this 400-year-old story of Christopher Marlowe's did.

Marlowe, a popular contemporary of Shakespeare, chose...