![]() ![]() Meanwhile they hope to discreetly arrange Gaveston’s murder. But soon afterward Mortimer Junior decides the barons should allow Gaveston to return, ensuring they’ll keep the king’s favor. The barons and the Archbishop of Canterbury arrange for Gaveston to be exiled again. ![]() Only Kent-the Earl of Kent and Edward’s brother-supports the king. ![]() She begins an affair with Mortimer Junior. ![]() Queen Isabella-Edward’s wife-is angry that Edward has sexually rejected her. The barons also object to the amount of money Edward spends on Gaveston. Aristocratic titles are traditionally inherited through birth, and Gaveston hasn’t earned them since he is not from a noble family. Several barons or powerful noblemen in the court-Mortimer Junior, Mortimer Senior, Warwick, Lancaster, and Pembroke-are outraged. He also imprisons the Bishop of Coventry for opposing Gaveston’s return. Edward immediately gives Gaveston aristocratic honors and titles. The lovers are overjoyed to see each other. He arranges for his lover Gaveston, a Frenchman, to return to England after a long exile. Act 1: The Conflict BeginsĮdward has just been crowned King Edward II of England. Christopher Marlowe‘s Edward II dramatizes events in the reign of the historical Edward II, king of England from 1307–27. ![]()
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