Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 2062 Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher The Jew of Malta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jew_of_Malta Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger "The Jew of Malta" by Christopher Marlowe is a play written during the late 16th century, specifically in the Elizabethan era. The work explores themes of greed, religion, and revenge through the story of Barabas, a wealthy Jew living in Malta, who faces persecution and betrayal at the hands of the Christian authorities. As tensions rise, Barabas's character is portrayed as cunning and ruthless, setting the stage for a dramatic conflict steeped in moral ambiguity. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Barabas, who is surrounded by wealth in his counting house. His fortune is threatened when the governor of Malta, Ferneze, demands tribute from the Jewish community to pay off the Turks, which leads to the seizure of Barabas's wealth. The opening also establishes a tense atmosphere with the arrival of Turkish forces and hints at the machinations against Barabas that will unfold as he plots his revenge. This setting primes the audience for a tale of conflict and intrigue, highlighting Barabas's complexity as both a victim and a villain in the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) Jews -- Malta -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 243764 2025-10-01T07:35:11.822280 text/html 243826 2013-03-21T10:10:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76866 2013-03-21T10:11:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149994 2025-10-01T07:35:19.694240 application/epub+zip 155230 2025-10-01T07:35:14.634322 application/epub+zip 139286 2025-10-01T07:35:13.470302 application/epub+zip 291081 2025-10-01T07:35:22.238325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307039 2025-10-01T07:35:18.979270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281462 2022-09-01T08:40:27.569164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188424 2025-10-01T07:35:11.162280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188295 2008-07-26T19:28:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68911 2008-07-26T19:29:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 188295 2008-07-26T19:28:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68900 2008-07-26T19:29:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20409 2025-10-01T07:35:22.367236 application/rdf+xml 13140 2025-10-01T07:35:13.981277 image/jpeg 3499 2025-10-01T07:35:13.723308 image/jpeg 146750 2025-10-01T07:35:11.837336 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia