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Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. He is known for his work in the development of English drama, particularly his use of blank verse and his portrayal of antiheroes. Marlowe's plays, including 'Doctor Faustus' and 'Tamburlaine the Great', are considered foundational in the English Renaissance.

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“Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is must we ever be.”

Book:Dr. Faustus

Source: Dr. Faustus

“Mephistopheles: Within the bowels of these elements, Where we are tortured and remain forever. Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is must we ever be. And, to conclude, when all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that is not heaven.”

Hell Damnation Purgatory Mephistopheles

Book:Dr. Faustus

Source: Dr. Faustus

“FAUSTUS: Tell me, where is the place that men call hell? MEPHASTOPHILIS: Under the heavens. FAUSTUS: Ay, but whereabout? MEPHASTOPHILIS: Within the bowels of these elements, Where we are tortur’d and remain for ever: Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscrib’d In one self place; for where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be: And, to conclude, when all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that are not heaven.”

Hell Damnation Mephistopheles

Book:Doctor Faustus

Source: Doctor Faustus

“Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, but where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be.”

Hell Hell On Earth

Book:Doctor Faustus

Source: Doctor Faustus

“Mephistopheles: Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it. Think'st thou that I, who saw the face of God And tasted the eternal joys of heaven, Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being deprived of everlasting bliss?”

Religion Hell Damned

Book:Dr. Faustus

Source: Dr. Faustus

“All places shall be hell that are not heaven.”

Heaven Hell Faustus

Author:Christopher Marlowe

“Hell strives with grace for conquest in my breast. What shall I do to shun the snares of death?”

Hell Grace Strive Breasts Strife Conquest Snares

Book:The Tragicall Historie of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus

Source: The Tragicall Historie of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus

“Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be.”

Self Hell Limits Faustus Mephistopheles

Book:The works of Christopher Marlowe

Source: The works of Christopher Marlowe

“You stars that reigned at my nativity, whose influence hath allotted death and hell.”

Death Stars Hell Influence Astrology Nativity Faustus

Author:Christopher Marlowe

“Why this is hell, nor am I out of it: Thinkst thou that I who saw the face of God, And tasted the eternal joys of heaven, Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being deprived of everlasting bliss! . . . When all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that are not heaven.”

World Faces Joy Heaven Hell Saws Thousand Ten Creatures Eternal Eternity Bliss Everlasting Deprived Faustus

Author:Christopher Marlowe

“Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell.”

Earth Laughing Hell Fool

Book:Doctor Faustus

Source: Doctor Faustus

“... when all the world dissolves, And every creature shall be purified, All places shall be hell that are not heaven.”

World Heaven Hell Creatures Faustus Mephistopheles

Author:Christopher Marlowe

About the Author

Born: February 6, 1564
Died: May 30, 1593
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 101

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Dr. FaustusRelated source material

Christopher Marlowe: Four Plays: Tamburlaine, Parts One and Two, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr FaustusRelated source material

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Delphi Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (Illustrated)Related source material

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