During his lifetime, christopher marlowe was rumored to be which of the following?

a. a spy for the english catholics
b. a spy for the king of spain
c. a participant in a plot to murder elizabeth i
d. a spy for the church of england
e. a practitioner of witchcraft and sorcery

During his lifetime, Christopher Marlowe was rumored to be a spy for the English Catholics.

Chistopher Marlowe was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era who influenced William Shakespeare.  On top of that, he was usually alleged to have been a government spy. He was said to have worked on certain English catholic affairs that are termed unspecified and unknown.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."