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Power and Suffering in Marlowe's Edward the Second | ||
| Journal of The Iraqi University | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 34, 2016, Pages 645-656 | ||
| Author | ||
| Suaad Hussein Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The play focuses on the character of the king, who is shown as a blend of weakness and strength. On one hand, he is a lover of masques and pageants, on the other hand, he put his foot down and resisted the barons who stood against keeping his favorite Gaveston who was the basic fact that motivated the actions of the play. Edward's unusual infatuation of his favorite made him weak, irresponsible king. Marlowe showed a remarkable grasp of historical material shaping it to his own purpose. This play was not only of historical interest, but was a touching psychological study of a weak king. His pathological weakness was brought out, so it was also a personal tragedy of a weak person happened to be a king.2 The play opened with a letter from the king Edward to his friend Gaveston; | ||
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