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Christopher Marlowe scared Shakespeare's England so much, they killed him at 29

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At Jaipur Literature Festival 2026, Pulitzer winner Stephen Greenblatt revisited the short, incendiary life of Christopher Marlowe — Shakespeare’s contemporary and rival — tracing how brilliance, rebellion, and recklessness shaped a playwright who transformed English theatre but died at 29, before his genius could mature.

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Christopher Marlowe scared Shakespeare's England so much, they killed him at 29

At Jaipur Literature Festival 2026, Pulitzer winner Stephen Greenblatt revisited the short, incendiary life of Christopher Marlowe — Shakespeare’s contemporary and rival — tracing how brilliance, rebellion, and recklessness shaped a playwright who transformed English theatre but died at 29, before his genius could mature.

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India Today broke the news in India on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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