Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is generally regarded as Shakespeare's main rival as a dramatist?

  1. Phillip Henslowe

  2. Richard Burbage

  3. James Burbage

  4. Christopher Marlowe

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Explanation

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was Shakespeare's main contemporary rival as a dramatist, famous for Doctor Faustus and Tamburlaine. Both were born in 1564 and worked in London theatre simultaneously until Marlowe's death. The Burbages (Richard and James) were actors/theatre owners, not rival playwrights, while Henslowe was a theatre manager/financier, not a dramatist.