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Tamburlaine the Great - Part 2 by Christopher Marlowe

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mayazahara's review against another edition

4.0

Actually enjoyed reading these plays for course work. Interesting for studying themes of conquest, perception of gender and race and religion in the literature of this period.

coffeeandlovebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

chinchillameggy1's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

claudiathomson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

emilylstevens's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

gillothen's review

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4.0

Fascinating to see Marlowe's skills developing in "real time" so to speak. It's still full of magnificent but very long speeches, but there is much more action presented on-stage, more balance, some comic relief, some character development.

And, of course, Marlowe's language. He was still only in his early twenties at this point, but it's clear he's getting to grips with the theatricality of theatre, so to speak.