... barons, who refuse to acknowledge his homoerotic involvement with Gaveston. Marlowe effectively presents an almost transvestite monarch given to the sensuous pleasures of hedonistic indulgences. Edward is no Tamburlaine or Doctor Faustus to run after power. Rather, his hedonism makes him too weak to properly dispose power. The very beginning of the play gives us a hint to the character of Edward, his ... the king perfectly well, plots as soon as he receives the letter, how he would manipulate the gullible king to gain his favour. Gaveston here, is identical to Mephistopheles in Doctor F...

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