Edward II Quotes

Marlowe

Gaveston

Nothing greater to be than "a favourite of a king", he doesnt love "the city or the men"

Gaveston manipulation

"Musicians...poets" so he "may draw the pliant King which way I please"

Gaveston sodomy

"Nymphs...satyrs...a lovely boy in Dian's shape...to hide those parts which men delight to see"

Lancaster about Gaveston

"Base and obscure Gaveston"

Lancaster predicts

The throne will "float in blood" as Ed is "wanton" (ungovernable)

Edward II repeated line

"Am I king, and must be overruled?"

Edward's solace

Only solace is to "honour" Gav with "titles" and riches or even the royal seal

Edward

"Save or condemn, and in our command."

Lancaster corruption

The ground is "corrupted with their steps"

Repeated term

"Minion"

Gaveston - blasphemy against Edward

"Were I a king -"

Edward give up kingdom

Prepared to give up most of kingdom "so I may have some nook...left To frolic”

Edward minded

"Rude and savage-minded"

Edward lollardy/heresy

"Papal towers to kiss the lowly ground. With slaughtered priests may Tiber's channel swell”

Queen uprooted

Exchange lockers and "on whom but on my husband should I fawn?"

Commons

"And when the commons and the nobles join" not even king can shield Gaveston

Edward tongue

"I'll hang a golden tongue"

Edward desperate

"Frantic for my Gaveston"

Mortimer sr description

"he is mild and calm"

Mortimer jr

"Soldiers mutiny for want of pay" while Gaveston sports Italian dress ("Tuscan cap")

repeated line Edward

"Let her droop and pine" 2.2 "thy absence made me droop and pine"

Expenditures

Expenditures "have drawn thy treasure dry...the murmuring commons overstretched...lame and poor"

Soldiers

"Thy soldiers marched like players"

Edward masc

"Shall I sigh and die?"

Herald

"Deads the royal vine"

Repeated term

"Flatterers"

4.1 Ed masc

"Ed this day hath crowned himself anew"

4.7 rule ed

"Rule and tempery" has "in life and death made miserable"

4.7 Spencer jr gone

"Forsake thy orb... is my sovereign"

Repeated word

"Unnatural"

5.1 ed

"But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?"