Edward II
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TextPublication details: Madras Emerald 1993Description: 159pSubject(s): English Drama | Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 | Great Britain | English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan | Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 | Kings and rulers | Middle AgesDDC classification: 822.3 Summary: Marlowe portrays the king’s downfall as a result of his love for his favourites, Gaveston and Spencer; his neglect of his queen and earls; and the rise of Queen Isabella and her lover Mortimer. The play explores the tragic tensions between sexual passion and marriage, royal responsibility and self-fulfillment, noble privilege and raw ambition.
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Marlowe portrays the king’s downfall as a result of his love for his favourites, Gaveston and Spencer; his neglect of his queen and earls; and the rise of Queen Isabella and her lover Mortimer. The play explores the tragic tensions between sexual passion and marriage, royal responsibility and self-fulfillment, noble privilege and raw ambition.
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