In the conclusion of this play, the antagonist orders Davidson to be executed in the Tower of London for too speedily carrying out a death warrant against the title character.
In this play's final act, a secretary named Kurl reveals that another secretary, Nau, had forged a series of damning documents. The villain of this play at one point proclaims, "a mere piece of paper does / Not make decisions, names don't kill". In a stalling move, one character in this work dispatches Aubespine and Bellievre with a sash and ring to France, although it's later revealed that Aubespine provided a false passport to an assassin. This play opens with the title characters' nurse, Hanna, discovering that the jailer Paulet is breaking open that title character's desk. In a later scene, Mortimer stabs himself. In the conclusion of this play, the antagonist orders Davidson to be executed in the Tower of London for too speedily carrying out a death warrant against the title character. For 10 points, name this play that also features Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury, a work by Friedrich Schiller about the title Scottish queen.
In this play's final act, a secretary named Kurl reveals that another secretary, Nau, had forged a series of damning documents.
Mary Stuart [or Maria Stuart]