Edward II
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Edward II

by

Christopher Marlowe
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Gourney  Character Analysis

Like Maltravers, Gourney serves as one of Edward II's sadistic jailkeepers after the king is deposed. Unlike Maltravers, Gourney does not appear to be a noble, which is perhaps why he does the dirty work of killing Lightborne after the assassin murders Edward. Gourney then flees, and also betray both Maltravers and Mortimer Junior, who was the mastermind behind the murders, by revealing their roles in the bloody deeds.

Gourney  Quotes in Edward II

The Edward II quotes below are all either spoken by Gourney  or refer to Gourney  . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Sex, Lineage, and the Natural Order Theme Icon
).
Act 5, Scene 2 Quotes

As thou intendest to rise by Mortimer,
Who now makes Fortune's wheel turn as he please,
Seek all the means thou canst to make him droop,
And neither give him kind word nor good look.

Related Characters: Mortimer Senior (speaker), Edward II, Gourney 
Fortune and Tragedy Theme Icon
Page Number: 5.2.51–54
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 5, Scene 5 Quotes

And there in mire and puddle have I stood
This ten days' space; and lest that I should sleep,
One plays continually upon a drum.
They give me bread and water being a king,
So that for want of sleep and sustenance
My mind's distempered and my body's numbed,
And whether I have limbs or no, I know not.

Related Characters: Edward II (speaker), Lord Maltravers/Earl of Arundel  , Gourney 
Fear of the Other and Internal Discord Theme Icon
Page Number: 5.5.58–64
Explanation and Analysis:
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Gourney  Quotes in Edward II

The Edward II quotes below are all either spoken by Gourney  or refer to Gourney  . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Sex, Lineage, and the Natural Order Theme Icon
).
Act 5, Scene 2 Quotes

As thou intendest to rise by Mortimer,
Who now makes Fortune's wheel turn as he please,
Seek all the means thou canst to make him droop,
And neither give him kind word nor good look.

Related Characters: Mortimer Senior (speaker), Edward II, Gourney 
Fortune and Tragedy Theme Icon
Page Number: 5.2.51–54
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 5, Scene 5 Quotes

And there in mire and puddle have I stood
This ten days' space; and lest that I should sleep,
One plays continually upon a drum.
They give me bread and water being a king,
So that for want of sleep and sustenance
My mind's distempered and my body's numbed,
And whether I have limbs or no, I know not.

Related Characters: Edward II (speaker), Lord Maltravers/Earl of Arundel  , Gourney 
Fear of the Other and Internal Discord Theme Icon
Page Number: 5.5.58–64
Explanation and Analysis:
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