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Edward the Second

Christopher Marlowe

Book Overview: 

Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, leads to rebellion.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Y. Mor. Fair queen, forbear to angle for the fish
   Which, being caught, strikes him that takes it dead;
   I mean that vile torpedo, Gaveston,
   That now, I hope, floats on the Irish seas.
Q. Isab. Sweet Mortimer, sit down by me a while,
   And I will tell thee reasons of such weight
   As thou wilt soon subscribe to his repeal.
Y. Mor. It is impossible: but speak your mind.
Q. Isab. Then, thus;—but none shall hear it but ourselves.
                                               [Talks to Y. Mor. apart.
Lan. My lords, albeit the queen win Mortimer,
   Will you be resolute and hold with me?
E. Mo. . . Read More

Community Reviews

The 1970 stage adaptation of this play stars Sir Ian McKellen and James Laurenson. It is perfection!

Your lover or your kingdom... you decide...more

Marlowe’s verse is not as nimble as Shakespeare’s, nor as overwhelmingly brilliant. But it has undeniable power, an irresistible forward momentum, and moments of astonishing depth and beauty. In my view, Edward II is the equal of all but Shakespeare’s very greatest histories. Marlowe's characters ar

Marvelous! It’s been years since I binged on the complete works of Shakespeare, and I’d forgotten just how wonderful renaissance theater could be. Christopher Marlow was, of course, one of Shakespeare’s rivals, and a worthy one at that. Edward II is just as good as Shakespeare’s finer histories, and

Aside from the fact that I will see it performed at the Globe Theater in March, I didn't know much about Edward II when I picked it up. While I'm still looking forward to the performance, Christopher Marlowe's Edward II falls short in a number of areas. Some of the language is interesting, but the m

This is not so much a review of Edward II as jotting down a few shafts of memory before they completely dissipate.

In November 1969, I went to see a performance of Edward II at the "Leeds Grand", a very old, ornate theatre dating from 1878. I was interested in the playwright Christopher Marlowe, as I

"Cual Juno en delirio llenaré el campo de murmullos, de suspiros y gritos; pues tras Ganimedes no chocheo Júpiter tanto como él tras el maldito de Gaveston"

Me gustó mucho y también me sorprendió esta tragedia. ¿Recuerdan a aquel príncipe homosexual y apocado de la película "Corazón Valiente" hijo de

This is a marvellous play; it is clearly an equal to any of Shakespeare’s histories. It’s such a shame Marlowe had his life cut short; he could have been a real rival to Shakespeare if he wrote more. He’s only got a few plays compared to Shakespeare’s forty or so. He just didn’t write enough before

I wish I could love Edward II. Not only is its treatment of passionate male friendship unique in Renaissance English Drama, but its plotting is exemplary, its rhetoric disciplined, its imagery restrained, and—perhaps its greatest achievement—it expertly summons a coherent historical vision, calling

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