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The Jew of Malta
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The Jew of Malta
by:
Christopher Marlowe
Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Prologue; (I.i)
(I.ii)
(II.i); (II.ii)
(II.iii)
(III.i); (III.ii); (III.iii)
(III.iv); (III.v); (III.vi)
(IV.i);(IV.ii)
(IV.iii); (IV.iv)
(V.i); (V.ii)
(V.iii);(V.iv);(V.v)
Characters
Character List
Barabas
Abigail
Ithamore
Ferneze
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Important Quotations Explained
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Context
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Prologue; (1.i)
(1.ii)
(2.i); (2.ii)
(2.iii)
(3.i); (3.ii); (3.iii)
(3.iv); (3.v); (3.vi)
(4.i);(4.ii)
(4.iii); (4.iv)
(5.i); (5.ii)
(5.iii);(5.iv);(5.v)
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1
of 5
Where did Christopher Marlowe court controversy in relation to his long absences?
Oxford
Cambridge
The Privy Council
Downton Abbey
2
of 5
Many of Marlowe’s contemporaries suspected him of being a ___.
Spy
Blockade runner
Hangman
Freemason Grand Master
3
of 5
What English religious conflict did Marlowe respond to with The Jew of Malta?
Between Muslims and Jews
Between Christians and Jews
Between Protestants and Catholics
Between Puritans and Levelers
4
of 5
Approximately how many professed Jews lived in England in the late sixteenth century?
10,000
1,500
170
None
5
of 5
What controversial thinker does Marlowe allude to in The Jew of Malta?
Desiderius Erasmus
Martin Luther
Nostradamus
Niccolò Machiavelli
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