The Jew of Malta
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5 Act 3, Scene 6 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5
Themes
All Themes God and Machiavellianism Religious Hypocrisy Anti-Semitism Money and Greed Betrayal and Revenge
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Characters
All Characters Barabas Ferneze Ithamore Abigail Friar Bernardine Don Lodowick Bellamira Pilia-Borza Friar Jacomo Machevill Don Mathias Martin Del Bosco Abbess Knight Selim-Calymath Katherine
Terms
All Terms Machiavellianism
Symbols
All Symbols Gold Barabas’s Nose
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Soliloquy Style Tone
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The Jew of Malta

by

Christopher Marlowe

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 1
  • Act 2, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 3
  • Act 3, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 2
  • Act 3, Scene 3
  • Act 3, Scene 4
  • Act 3, Scene 5
  • Act 3, Scene 6
  • Act 4, Scene 1
  • Act 4, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 3
  • Act 4, Scene 4
  • Act 5, Scene 1
  • Act 5, Scene 2
  • Act 5, Scene 3
  • Act 5, Scene 4
  • Act 5, Scene 5
Themes
  • All Themes
  • God and Machiavellianism Theme Icon
    God and Machiavellianism
  • Religious Hypocrisy Theme Icon
    Religious Hypocrisy
  • Anti-Semitism Theme Icon
    Anti-Semitism
  • Money and Greed Theme Icon
    Money and Greed
  • Betrayal and Revenge  Theme Icon
    Betrayal and Revenge
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Barabas
  • Ferneze
  • Ithamore
  • Abigail
  • Friar Bernardine
  • Don Lodowick
  • Bellamira
  • Pilia-Borza
  • Friar Jacomo
  • Machevill
  • Don Mathias
  • Martin Del Bosco
  • Abbess
  • Knight
  • Selim-Calymath
  • Katherine
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Machiavellianism
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Gold Symbol Icon
    Gold
  • Barabas’s Nose Symbol Icon
    Barabas’s Nose
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
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