📖 Dive deep into Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta – a dark, satirical revenge tragedy filled with Machiavellian intrigue, religious hypocrisy, and ruthless ambition!
🔍 In this video, we explore:
✅ Full Act-by-Act Summary – Follow Barabas’s vengeful schemes as he manipulates, betrays, and murders his way through Malta.
✅ Character Analysis – From the cunning Barabas to the tragic Abigail, understand the key figures in this provocative play.
✅ Historical & Literary Context – Discover how Marlowe critiques religious and political corruption in Elizabethan England.
✅ Themes & Symbolism – Greed, revenge, and the blurred lines between comedy and tragedy.
✅ Exam Relevance – Essential for UGC NET English, NTA NET, PGTRB, SET, TGT PGT, GATE English Literature, and more!
📜 About the Play:
Written in 1589-90, The Jew of Malta stars Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant who turns to vengeance after his fortune is seized by Malta’s Christian rulers. With black humor and shocking violence, Marlowe exposes the moral decay of all institutions—Christian, Jewish, and Muslim alike.
🎭 Key Characters:
Barabas – The ruthless antihero, embodying Machiavellian cunning.
Abigail – His virtuous daughter, caught in his schemes.
Ferneze – The hypocritical Christian governor.
Ithamore – Barabas’s treacherous slave.
Friars Jacomo & Bernardine – Corrupt clergy symbolizing religious greed.
💡 Why Watch?
Perfect for literature students and exam preparation.
Unpack Marlowe’s critique of power, religion, and revenge.
Engaging breakdown of plot twists, themes, and dramatic techniques.
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