He was regarded highly, at least in terms of his writing, by his literary contemporaries, including WilliamShakespeare (who was beginning his own rise to fame when Marlowe died, and whose works contain many {{Shout Out}}s to Marlowe). [[MoralGuardians Said, respectable people]], however, regarded him as a [[JerkAss contentious brawler]] and [[BombThrowingAnarchist a dangerous rebel against society]].

As a HistoricalDomainCharacter, his appearances in fiction almost invariably feature one or both of (a) his acquaintance with Creator/{{Shakespeare}}; (b) his death. (Which was somewhat suspicious, and has prompted theories that it was a set-up by the English secret service, either to keep him from spilling some secret or, more creatively, to allow him to adopt a new identity and go into hiding. People who promote the creative version are generally advocates of the theory that Marlowe was the true author of Shakespeare's plays, even the ones written after 1593, or else historical fiction writers who don't care whether it's true because it makes a good story.)

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He was regarded highly, at least in terms of his writing, by his literary contemporaries, including Creator/WilliamShakespeare (who was beginning his own rise to fame when Marlowe died, and whose works contain many {{Shout Out}}s to Marlowe). [[MoralGuardians Said, respectable people]], however, regarded him as a [[JerkAss contentious brawler]] and [[BombThrowingAnarchist a dangerous rebel against society]].

As a HistoricalDomainCharacter, his appearances in fiction almost invariably feature one or both of (a) his acquaintance with Shakespeare; (b) his death. (Which was somewhat suspicious, and has prompted theories that it was a set-up by the English secret service, either to keep him from spilling some secret or, more creatively, to allow him to adopt a new identity and go into hiding. People who promote the creative version are generally advocates of the theory that Marlowe was the true author of Shakespeare's plays, even the ones written after 1593, or else historical fiction writers who don't care whether it's true because it makes a good story.)

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