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Massacre at Paris

By Christopher Marlowe

2020-04-14 20:16:45

The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan play by the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe (1593). The play begins in Paris, at the wedding of Henry of Navarre (a Huguenot noble) to Margaret of Valois (sister to the Catholic king). It is immediately ... Read more
The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan play by the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe (1593). The play begins in Paris, at the wedding of Henry of Navarre (a Huguenot noble) to Margaret of Valois (sister to the Catholic king). It is immediately clear that the Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici, has violent intentions towards Navarre, and the Huguenots have a deep distrust of the Catholics, who are under the leadership of the Duke of Guise (who quickly makes it clear he intends to murder the Queen of Navarre and one of her admirals). Guise's plot is executed quickly, with the Queen of Navarre receiving poisoned gloves and her admiral being shot by a sniper as he helps carry the Queen of Navarre's body. The admiral does not die but is instead gravely injured. The royal family and the Guise faction leaders begin to plot a massacre while Charles, the King of France, visits the wounded admiral. Less

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File size55.514 KB
Print pages60
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2004-06-01
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1490477312
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Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (baptized 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan...

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