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Who is Christopher Marlowe from Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human and what is their importance?

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Playwright, Christopher Marlowe, was assassinated at the age of twenty-nine. Marlowe influenced Shakespeare's work greatly, and many of Shakespeare's characters are similar to characters in Marlowe's plays. Shakespeare's characters, however, are filled with life and personality.

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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human