Edward II
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6
Themes
All Themes Sex, Lineage, and the Natural Order Fear of the Other and Internal Discord Monarchy, Legitimacy, and Loyalty Language and Violence Fortune and Tragedy
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Characters
All Characters Edward II Piers Gaveston Mortimer Junior Isabella Edmund, Earl of Kent Prince Edward/Edward III Mortimer Senior The Earl of Lancaster Guy, Earl of Warwick Spencer Junior The Earl of Pembroke Bishop of Canterbury Bishop of Coventry Lord Maltravers/Earl of Arundel  Gourney  Lightborne Lady Margaret de Clare The Earl of Leicester The Mower
Symbols
All Symbols The Sun Trees and Vegetation
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
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Edward II

by Christopher Marlowe

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