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This paper attempts to evaluate Marlowe in view of Eliot. Generally speaking, Marlowe has been thought little of under the influence of Shakespeare. But Eliot asserts that Marlowe had influenced many writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Jonson, Webster etc. First, Eliot thinks of Marlowe’s literary excellency. He asserts that Marlowe had a much influence upon later drama and introduced a few new styles of blank verse. Especially Marlowe is superior to Shakespeare in this respect, having his own tones in his blank verse. Eliot evaluates that Marlowe’s rhetoric is different from Shakespeare’s altogether. Marlowe has a particular tone which no one can imagine, making a predecessor or contemporary’s tone very different—a complete new thing. Second, Eliot evaluates on Marlowe’s capability of revision. We can see that Marlowe’s revision is very delicate and exact through his Tamburlaine, Doctor Faustus and The Jew of Malta. Marlowe uses Anti-Shakespearean and Anti-Spenserian techniques in them. Marlowe’s rhetoric is a little bombastic expression but Shakespeare’s isn’t focused on creativeness, resulting in dissipating its image too much easily. Eliot thinks that Marlowe’s farce has a seriousness and sincerity.