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The Complete Plays by Frank Romany, Christopher Marlowe, Robert Lindsey

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alanffm's review against another edition

4.0

Of Marlowe's seven plays, two - The Jew of Malta and Dr. Faustus - are masterpieces, two - Taburlaine Part I and Edward II - are great, and the other three are absolute and utter junk. I wish I could give Marlowe's complete works five stars but the disparity between his best and worst works is just far to big. I recommend reading only the above mention plays - you will be blown away!

sara_fangirl98's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

quisby's review against another edition

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3.0

A bit uneven. Dido and Tamburlaine I and II read like the juvenilia of an Elizabethan Michael Bay. The Jew of Malta and Faust show sure signs of inspiration, but the characters are lifeless enough that I can almost forgive hyperbolic claims about a Shakespearean invention of the human, at least compared to these cardboard cutouts.

Interestingly, the most "alive" sections of both the Jew of Malta and Faust feature subordinate characters. Discuss.

gillothen's review against another edition

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5.0

If Shakespeare had died as young as Marlowe did, he'd be a literary footnote. A truly great playwright in his own right; one would love to know what he might have achieved in his maturity.