Doctor Faustus

Christopher Marlowe was an English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is thought to have been a great influence on William Shakespeare.The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power, experience, pleasure and knowledge.Christopher Marlowe was an English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is thought to have been a great influence on William Shakespeare.The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power, experience, pleasure and knowledge.