It is a letter written by the English playwright William Shakespeare in 1593 and first performed in London's theater La Rosa in January 1594, although there are different opinions about the authorship and date of text tragedy. Some authors have suggested the possibility that Shakespeare only retouched the work, originally written by George Peele.It is the bloodiest and violent work of the author, and although it was popular at the time in which it was released, it was criticized during the Victorian era for being too violent.