Part of it was his language, which was completely readable. I wasn't exactly disappointed in his plays - they are about people who disdain society's taboos to achieve either revenge or simply power - but they seemed less than what I was expecting. In the show, he is the superstar of playwrights, everyone eagerly awaiting his next play. I was surprised by how few he had written, 7 total. The depiction of Christopher Marlowe is fascinating and drew me to go read his plays, which I had never read, let alone seen on stage. Of course the TV show is pretty much fiction, as so much about William Shakespeare's life is unknown, but the era, the intrigues, assassinations, religion (Shakespeare comes from a Catholic family and(here at least) is related to Robert Southwell) is enough to draw in anyone somewhat interested in the era and/or Shakespeare and his relationship to Marlowe. Having watched the first session of the TV show "Will" about William Shakespeare, I've become intrigued by the character of Christopher Marlowe, as presented in the show.
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