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
Quotes
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
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Christopher Marlowe
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
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
Quotes
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
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Pathos
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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