Showing posts with label Christopher Marlowe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christopher Marlowe. Show all posts
"My knee shall bow to none but to the king" - comment.
"The sight of London to my exiled eyes/ Is as Elysium to a new come soul" - comment.
These lines are taken from Act I sc. I of Marlowe's Edward II, a famous historical play of the Elizabethan period. These lines are spoken by Gaveston when he re-read the latter of Edward the Second, his close friend from early childhood. These lines are used to suggest the acute happiness of Gaveston after arriving at London.
The letter...
Comment on the significance of the reference of Leander in "Edward II".
In the opening scene of the play, "Edward II" by the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, the reference of Leander is used to suggest Gaveston's acute longing to visit his early childhood friend, Edward II.
"Hero and Leander" is the famous poem of Marlowe which was finished by Chapman. Leander used to swim across the Helespont to meet his beloved...
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...
Comment on the opening two lines of the drama Edward II.
The opening two lines of the drama "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe are the two lines of the letter of Edward II which he wrote for his 'dearest friend' Gaveston. These lines are - "My father is deceased. Come, Galveston,/ And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend." Gaveston and Edward...
Comment on the reference of 'Diana'.
In Edward 2 by Christopher Marlowe, the reference of Diana is used by Gaveston, the beloved of the King Edward 2.
He makes the plan to entertain the king, Edward 2, before Gavestone's meeting with the king. He has already chosen to use ' wanton poets, ' musicians, and many others to make the king happy.
He will also present...
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