During the course of this work the Bishop of Coventry becomes the Bishop of Winchester and, as its second act opens, the scholar Baldock notes that the former reader for the King's niece, Spenser, has been elevated at court.
During the course of this work the Bishop of Coventry becomes the Bishop of Winchester and, as its second act opens, the scholar Baldock notes that the former reader for the King's niece, Spenser, has been elevated at court. New villains named Gurney, Matrevis, and Lightborn appear in the final act of this play that ends with the death of Isabella's lover. The young successor thus gains revenge on the noble who led the coup against his father and whose "tragical fall" is mentioned in the subtitle. Ultimately, the protagonist is murdered at Berkeley castle and Roger Mortimer becomes de facto ruler of England. More controversial than its depiction of regicide, however, was the play's dramatization of an intimate affair between the title figure and his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston. For ten points, identify this play about a king who ruled Britain from 1307-1327, a work by Christopher Marlowe.
During the course of this work the Bishop of Coventry becomes the Bishop of Winchester and, as its second act opens, the scholar Baldock notes that the former reader for the King's niece, Spenser, has been elevated at court.
{Edward II}