Trussler, Simon

John Marston (c. 1575-1634) was an English playwright who wrote thirteen plays between 1599 and 1609, his two finest being the tragicomedy "The Malcontent" (1604) and the comedy "The Dutch Courtesan" (1605). He is noted for his violent imagery and his preoccupation with mankind's failure to uphold Christian virtues. Other plays include the tragedies "Antonio's Revenge" and "Antonio and Mellida "(both 1599) and the comedy "What You Will "(1601). At the turn of the century Marston became involved in the so-called war of the theatres, a prolonged feud with his rival Ben Jonson. Jonson repeatedly