Edward II: Situational Irony 1 key example

Key Examples in Edward II

Act 5, Scene 4
Explanation and Analysis—My Friends Advance:

In a soliloquy saturated with situational irony, Mortimer reveals his plans to rule England as a King in a manner similar to his predecessor, King Edward II. Preparing to establish Edward’s son as a puppet-ruler under his control, Mortimer states: 

The queen and Mortimer 
Shall rule the realm, the king, and none rule us; 
Mine enemies will I plague, my friends advance, 
And what I list command, who dare control? 
Maior sum quam cui possit fortuna nocere;
And that this be the coronation day   
It pleaseth me and Isabel the queen.