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Marlowe

Marlowe

10 8.5
An English poet and playwright from the late 1500s
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Christopher Marlowe
  • By the way, your hero Christopher Marlowe sends his love
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • Shakespeare and Marlowe

That's what that's what's written in the Proverbs of hell by not Christopher Marlowe, it'll it William Blake.

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Synonyms

Christopher Marlowe
vsMarlowe
  • Literature
3 7.2

An English poet and playwright from the 1500s who first used blank verse in plays

has identical meaning but lacks mention of specific works

Surface Forms

Marlowe main

Etymology

Marlowe is the surname of the English playwright Christopher Marlowe, and the name itself comes from old English parts mere 'lake' and hlaw 'hill', meaning 'hill by a lake'. This shows it began as a place or family name and is now remembered with his bold plays.