Edward II (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- First Published: 1594
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Fourteenth century
- Setting: England and France
- Principal Characters: Edward II, Prince Edward, Edmund, Pierce de Gaveston, Guy, Thomas, Lord Mortimer, Lord Roger Mortimer, Hugh Spencer, Queen Isabella
- Genres: Drama, History play
- Subjects: Language or languages, France or French people, Exile or expatriates, England or English people, Royal courts or courtiers, Fourteenth century, Monarchy
- Locales: Paris, France, London, England, Wales
The Story:
King Edward II recalled his favorite, Pierce de Gaveston, from exile; Gaveston joyfully returned to England. While hurrying to Westminster to rejoin his monarch, he came upon the king talking to his courtiers. Secretively, he hid from the royal assemblage and overheard the noblemen discussing his repatriation.
They discussed how Edward, an immature and weak-minded yet stubborn man, nourished for Gaveston an unwholesome and unyielding love, in spite of the fact that Edward’s father had originally banished the man. The noblemen of England, sworn to uphold the...
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