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:''For other individuals named [[Christopher (disambiguation)|Christopher]] and [[Marlowe]], see separate entry.''  
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{{Infobox Individual
individual name= Christopher Marlowe|
| alias            = [[William Shakespeare]], Giovanni Zarattino Chigi
alias= Kit Marlowe<br>Giovanni Zarattino Chigi|
| image            = Christopher Marlowe Point of Entry.jpg
image= |
| species          = Human
race= [[Human]] |
| origin            = [[Earth]]
home planet=[[Earth]] |
| first            = The Empire of Glass (novel)
home era= [[16th century|16th]]-[[17th century]] |
| appearances      = [[Christopher Marlowe - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
appearances= [[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]''<br>[[DWM]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit]]'' (mentioned)|
| actor            = Matt Addis
actor= |}}
| other voice actor = [[Rick Yale]]
'''Christopher "Kit" Marlowe''' was the greatest [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] tragedian writer before [[William Shakespeare]].  
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'''Christopher "Kit" Marlowe''', who later went by '''Giovanni Chigi''', was an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[playwright]] who rivalled [[William Shakespeare]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Master Faustus (short story)|Master Faustus]]'') characterised by [[Jack Harkness]] as a "[[poet]], [[spy]] and one sexy bastard." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'') He was a [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] of [[Faction Paradox]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Raleigh Dreaming (short story)|Raleigh Dreaming]]'')
 
The [[Ninth Doctor]] made passing reference to [[Rose Tyler]] that the Doctor would be willing to make a pass at Marlowe if the situation called for it, in contrast to William Shakespeare, whom the Doctor claimed was "very [[straight]]". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]'') Marlowe, in fact, [[flirt]]ed extensively with the [[First Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')
 
== Biography ==
Marlowe, [[Edward Kelley]] and Shakespeare were supposedly involved in some trouble with [[Psionovore]]s invading through a scrying stone. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)|Apocrypha Bipedium]]'')
 
Marlowe was one of the founding members of the [[Scoundrels Club]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dismemberment (short story)|Dismemberment]]'')
 
In [[1590]], he met the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] when he was trying to write a play, about Dr Faustus. He consulted with [[Lorenzo Velez]] for information. He travelled through the astral plane. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]'')
 
He met with [[Jack Harkness]] and [[John Hart]] who showed him a hoard of [[gold]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')
 
=== Death ===
[[History]] recorded that Marlowe [[Death|died]] on [[30 May]] [[1593]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]'') in a tavern in [[Deptford]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Master Faustus (short story)|Master Faustus]]'', ''[[Raleigh Dreaming (short story)|Raleigh Dreaming]]'') although accounts differ to as to whether this was true.
 
According to one account, his death had been planned by other members of [[Faction Paradox]] who thought that he was overly ambitious. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Raleigh Dreaming (short story)|Raleigh Dreaming]]'')
 
[[File:Master, Marlowe, & Daleks.jpg|thumb|left|Marlowe encountering [[Dalek]]s during his travels with {{Ainley}}. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Master Faustus (short story)|Master Faustus]]'')]]
A second account indicated that {{Ainley}} tried to prevent Marlowe's death by taking him away from Deptford shortly before he was scheduled to die. Marlowe travelled with the Master for some time before accepting fate and returning to Deptford to be [[Stabbing|stabbed]] to death by [[Dullberry]] and [[Dobbin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Master Faustus (short story)|Master Faustus]]'')
 
According to a third account, Marlowe had travelled to the [[colony]] of [[Roanoke]] in [[Virginia]] to [[spy]] on [[Sir]] [[Walter Raleigh]]. While there, he and the rest of the colony were abducted by the [[Greld]], who would use them in their plan to [[sabotage]] the [[Armageddon Convention]]. He actually died in [[1609]] in the company of [[Steven Taylor]], following injuries sustained in a [[duel]] with [[Tomasso Nicolotti]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')


==Profile==
A fourth account stated that the [[Fourth Doctor]] posed as Marlowe and pretended to die, to allow history to take its course. Marlowe then assumed his alternate identity, William Shakespeare. He lived under this identity for another 23 [[year]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Done with Mirrors (short story)|All Done with Mirrors]]'')
[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] made passing reference to [[Rose Tyler]] that Marlowe was gay or bisexual, and that the Doctor would be willing to make a pass at him if the situation called for it. ([[DWM]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit]]'') Marlowe, in fact, flirted extensively with [[First Doctor|the Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'')  


Though history would recorded that Marlowe died in [[1593]], his was a fallacy. In fact, Marlowe had traveled to the colony of [[Roanoke]] in the future [[United States]] to spy on Sir [[Walter Raleigh]]. While there, he and the rest of the colony were abducted by the [[Greld]], who would use them in their plan to sabotage the [[Armageddon Convention]]. He actually died in [[1609]] as a result of a duel. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'')
Another account held that Marlowe was stabbed to death by the [[Time Agent]] [[John Hart]] after he had [[sex]] with him alongside [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')


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=== City of the Saved ===
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Marlowe was [[Resurrection|resurrected]] in the [[City of the Saved]]. [[Krisztina-Judit Németh]] guessed that he may have been at a masked ball held by [[Allisheer St Marx]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unification Theory (short story)|Unification Theory]]'')
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== References ==
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When the [[Eighth Doctor]] mentioned Shakespeare to [[Charlotte Pollard]], Charley objected that he expected her to know all about the "obscure people" and gave Marlowe and [[Ben Jonson|Jonson]] as examples of [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[playwright]]s that people had actually heard of. The Doctor was fascinated that she knew of Jonson and Marlowe but not Shakespeare which he claimed was "quite impossible" and this, combined with [[Orson Welles]] not recognising Shakespeare either, inspired the Doctor to search for and discover a [[time fissure]] in the [[16th century]] and eventually that a young Shakespeare had been taken out of time. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time of the Daleks (audio story)}})
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== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] alluded to Marlowe's ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'' in the audio story ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]''.
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 3 November 2024

Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher "Kit" Marlowe, who later went by Giovanni Chigi, was an Elizabethan playwright who rivalled William Shakespeare, (PROSE: Master Faustus) characterised by Jack Harkness as a "poet, spy and one sexy bastard." (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack) He was a Cousin of Faction Paradox. (PROSE: Raleigh Dreaming)

The Ninth Doctor made passing reference to Rose Tyler that the Doctor would be willing to make a pass at Marlowe if the situation called for it, in contrast to William Shakespeare, whom the Doctor claimed was "very straight". (COMIC: A Groatsworth of Wit) Marlowe, in fact, flirted extensively with the First Doctor's companion Steven Taylor. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Marlowe, Edward Kelley and Shakespeare were supposedly involved in some trouble with Psionovores invading through a scrying stone. (PROSE: Apocrypha Bipedium)

Marlowe was one of the founding members of the Scoundrels Club. (PROSE: Dismemberment)

In 1590, he met the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown when he was trying to write a play, about Dr Faustus. He consulted with Lorenzo Velez for information. He travelled through the astral plane. (AUDIO: Point of Entry)

He met with Jack Harkness and John Hart who showed him a hoard of gold. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

History recorded that Marlowe died on 30 May 1593 (PROSE: All Done with Mirrors) in a tavern in Deptford, (PROSE: Master Faustus, Raleigh Dreaming) although accounts differ to as to whether this was true.

According to one account, his death had been planned by other members of Faction Paradox who thought that he was overly ambitious. (PROSE: Raleigh Dreaming)

Marlowe encountering Daleks during his travels with the Tremas Master. (PROSE: Master Faustus)

A second account indicated that the Tremas Master tried to prevent Marlowe's death by taking him away from Deptford shortly before he was scheduled to die. Marlowe travelled with the Master for some time before accepting fate and returning to Deptford to be stabbed to death by Dullberry and Dobbin. (PROSE: Master Faustus)

According to a third account, Marlowe had travelled to the colony of Roanoke in Virginia to spy on Sir Walter Raleigh. While there, he and the rest of the colony were abducted by the Greld, who would use them in their plan to sabotage the Armageddon Convention. He actually died in 1609 in the company of Steven Taylor, following injuries sustained in a duel with Tomasso Nicolotti. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)

A fourth account stated that the Fourth Doctor posed as Marlowe and pretended to die, to allow history to take its course. Marlowe then assumed his alternate identity, William Shakespeare. He lived under this identity for another 23 years. (PROSE: All Done with Mirrors)

Another account held that Marlowe was stabbed to death by the Time Agent John Hart after he had sex with him alongside Jack Harkness. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

City of the Saved[[edit] | [edit source]]

Marlowe was resurrected in the City of the Saved. Krisztina-Judit Németh guessed that he may have been at a masked ball held by Allisheer St Marx. (PROSE: Unification Theory)

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Eighth Doctor mentioned Shakespeare to Charlotte Pollard, Charley objected that he expected her to know all about the "obscure people" and gave Marlowe and Jonson as examples of Elizabethan playwrights that people had actually heard of. The Doctor was fascinated that she knew of Jonson and Marlowe but not Shakespeare which he claimed was "quite impossible" and this, combined with Orson Welles not recognising Shakespeare either, inspired the Doctor to search for and discover a time fissure in the 16th century and eventually that a young Shakespeare had been taken out of time. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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