Why do people consider Shakespeare better than Marlowe?

The most notable among all the university wits, Christopher Marlowe in many ways paved the way for Shakespearean tragedies. He was the first dramatist to adopt blank verse as the medium for his tragedies. read more

Marlowe is better than Shakespeare in some elements and Shakespeare is better than Marlowe in some. People judge by considering the popularity and that is one thing Marlowe lacks. Other than that, both are great playwrights and poets. read more

Venus and Adonis was registered anonymously on 18 April 1593, and the first recorded purchase on 12 June 1593, less than a fortnight after Marlowe’s apparent death, marked the first appearance of the name 'William Shakespeare' in any literary or theatrical context. read more

The Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship holds that the Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was the main author of the poems and plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Rather, the theory says Marlowe did not die in Deptford on 30 May 1593, as the historical records state, but that his death was faked. read more