Who wrote the play 'The Jew of Malta'?

• Christopher Marlowe is the author of 'The Jew of Malta'.

• The Jew of Malta, in full The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta, একটি 5 acts বিশিষ্ট tragedy.
- ১৬৩৩ সালে প্রকাশিত এটি blank verse এ লেখা একটি revenge tragedy.
- In order to raise tribute demanded by the Turks, the Christian governor of Malta seizes half the property of all Jews living in Malta. When Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant, protests, his entire estate is confiscated.
- Seeking revenge on his enemies, Barabas plots their destruction, but in the end, he is betrayed and dies the death he had planned for his enemies.

• Important characters of The Jew of Malta:
- Barabas (Protagonist),
- Abigail,
- Ithamore,
- Ferneze,
- Machevill,
- Katherine etc.

• এই tragedy এর বিখ্যাত উক্তি হচ্ছে -
'I count religion but a childish toy,
And hold there is no sin but ignorance.'

• Christopher Marlowe, is an Elizabethan poet and Shakespeare’s most important predecessor in English drama, who is noted especially for his establishment of dramatic blank verse.
- He is considered as the greatest dramatist before Shakespeare.

• Some of Marlowe's literary works:
- The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus,
- The Jew of Malta,
- Tamburlaine the Great
- Hero and Leander
- Edward the Second
- Dido, Queen of Carthage.

Source: Britannica.