Dr. Ros Barber - Shakespeare Unmasked (Act III: The Case for Marlowe) - PRE-RELEASE
2025/3/19
Forum Borealis
This section introduces Christopher Marlowe, a contemporary of Shakespeare, and explores the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. It highlights the theory that Marlowe may have faked his death and continued writing under the pseudonym William Shakespeare, examining the evidence and arguments that support this idea.
- Christopher Marlowe was a playwright born the same year as Shakespeare with a documented university education and connections to powerful people, including those in espionage.
- Marlowe was accused of atheism and heresy, which could have motivated him to write under a pseudonym.
- The inquest into Marlowe's death was rushed, with questionable witnesses and a government safe house as the location, raising suspicions.
- A poem was registered under William Shakespeare's name just 12 days after Marlowe's supposed death, fueling the Marlowvian theory.
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