Marlowe Cut Short Christopher Marlowe, the author of many wonderful poems and plays, was born on February 6, 1564, the same year that the infamous William Shakespeare was born. Marlowe was raised in Canterbury, England and attended King's School in Canterbury in 1579 and 1580 after which he received a scholarship to Corpus Christi College in Cambridge and was expected to take a post in the Anglican Church. Marlowe received his bachelor of arts degree in 1584 and his masters …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…woman in the poem was most likely a woman that he barely knew, he would have loved to be with her, but never would be able to. Marlowe was a wonderful writer, whose life and profession were cut short so that Shakespeare could shine in the light alone. No one will ever know if Marlowe would have shadowed Shakespeare instead of Shakespeare shadowing Marlowe if Marlowe had not been murdered at such a young age.