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Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1

Christopher Marlowe

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 111 pages

Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1 is a blank verse tragedy by Christopher Marlowe. It dramatizes the rise of Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd who becomes a powerful conqueror and is called the Scourge of God. The play is known for its soaring poetry and its exploration of ambition and power.

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Contents

  1. TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT,
  2. IN TWO PARTS.
  3. TO THE GENTLEMEN-READERS 1 AND OTHERS THAT TAKE PLEASURE
  4. THE FIRST PART OF TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT.
  5. ACT I.
  6. SCENE I.
  7. SCENE II.
  8. ACT II.
  9. SCENE I.
  10. SCENE II.
  11. SCENE III.
  12. SCENE IV.
  13. SCENE V.
  14. SCENE VI.
  15. SCENE VII.
  16. ACT III.
  17. SCENE I.
  18. SCENE II.
  19. SCENE III.
  20. ACT IV.
  21. SCENE I.
  22. SCENE II.
  23. SCENE III.
  24. SCENE IV.
  25. ACT V.
  26. SCENE I.
  27. FOOTNOTES:
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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