It is widely accepted among scholars and critics that the character of Horace in Poetaster represents Jonson himself, while Crispinus, who vomits up a pretentious and bombastic vocabulary, is Marston, and Demetrius Fannius is Dekker.
The prevailing view among scholars and critics is that the character of Horace in Poetaster represents Jonson, while Crispinus's pretentious vocabulary is similar to Marston, and Demetrius Fannius is comparable to Dekker.