The complete plays of christopher marlowe in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong sacred and profane marlowes seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces whether religious occult or erotic. Marlowes seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces whether religious occult or erotic in the victories of tamburlaine faustuss encounters with the demonic the irreverence of barabas in the jew of malta and the humiliation of edward ii in his fall from power and influence marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness the sacred a. The complete plays by marlowe christopher 1564 1593 publication date 1986 topics timur 1336 1405 drama faust d ca 1540 drama edward ii king of england 1284 1327 drama dido legendary character drama saint bartholomews day massacre of france 1572 drama publisher. The complete plays of christopher marlowe in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong sacred and profane marlowes seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces whether religious occult or erotic