Comment on the phrase, "amorous lines" in Edward II.

This phrase "amorous lines" is used in the very opening scene of the drama "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe, a famous Elizabethan dramatist.

            After receiving the letter of Edward II, Gaveston was very much delighted and expressed his happiness in the opening soliloquy of himself. Here he uses the phrase 'amorous lines'. The word 'Amorous' comes from the French word 'Amor' which means 'love'. Here Gaveston refers to the affectionate words of the letter by the word 'amorous'. These words of the letter makes him "surfeit with delight".

            It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between Edward II and Gaveston. This phrase "amorous lines" traces on this belief of homosexual love.