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Christopher MarloweEdward II
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1593A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Is Edward II a tragic character? Why or why not?
Do you believe the play is a work of satire? Why or why not?
Why does Edward’s relationship with Gaveston represent such potential dangers for the kingdom?
How does Isabella contribute to her husband’s ruin?
Why does Marlowe spend the beginning of the play with such a precise discussion of Gaveston between the three men, before Gaveston even enters?
Although Edward and Gaveston’s homosexual relationship is never referred to as such, it is clear that Marlowe sees it as a reality. How does he allude to the nature of their relationship?
What does Gaveston’s telling of the Diana and Acteon myth suggest about the play as a whole?
Why does it benefit the Pope to fight against Edward’s wishes?
Based on the play, do you think Marlowe believes that human lives are more influenced by fate, or by faith?
How do you feel about monarchies in the modern age? What reservations, if any, do you have about the notion of “divine right?”
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