1. The Irony of Kingship - Edward II Character
... 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 ... King was the reflection of God, the omnipotent and all-powerful in a state: he is not comparable to any other being except for God. Edward hits another blow to this popular belief, saying, "Thy friend, thy self, another Gaveston!" The noblemen of his court opposed...
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