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.
This line is quoted from Act I sc I of Edward II, a remarkable historical play by Christopher Marlowe, an Elizabethan genius.
This line is spoken by Gaveston to suggest his emotion towards Edward II and his extreme love for him. Gaveston does not want love of ordinary persons, since he has the love of the King. He will stop bowing before the lordly peers. He will now kneel only before the King. As for the common people, he thinks that they are like dying sparks in the cold ashes. What he means to say is that the persons without entities are of no account to him, since their poverty will of no avail.
Gaveston's character has been well revealed by the dramatist in this single line. His arrogance and pride is also come to the light. This line suggests his love for the king and his hatred for the other. Marlowe shows his poetic streak in this smaller part of Gaveston's speech.
"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 of Edward II makes Gaveston 'surfuit with delight', which means that he is extremely happy with the emotion expressed by the King. After many years of staying in France, when Gaveston returned to England, the sight of London to his eyes was as pleasurable or beautiful as the sight of heaven is to a soul when it teaches here for the first time. 'Elysium' is the classical name of paradise. Here London is compared to paradise and he himself is compared with 'a new come soul'. The sight of London is so beautiful to Gaveston neither for his love for the city not for his men but for his beloved one i.e. Edward II was born and brought up in this city.
Marlowe's poetic ability is well revealed here. Gaveston's strong emotions for Edward II is expressed as to him nothing is important except Edward II.
The letter of Edward II makes Gaveston 'surfuit with delight', which means that he is extremely happy with the emotion expressed by the King. After many years of staying in France, when Gaveston returned to England, the sight of London to his eyes was as pleasurable or beautiful as the sight of heaven is to a soul when it teaches here for the first time. 'Elysium' is the classical name of paradise. Here London is compared to paradise and he himself is compared with 'a new come soul'. The sight of London is so beautiful to Gaveston neither for his love for the city not for his men but for his beloved one i.e. Edward II was born and brought up in this city.
Marlowe's poetic ability is well revealed here. Gaveston's strong emotions for Edward II is expressed as to him nothing is important except Edward II.
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 Hero. One night Leander was overtaken by a stormand drowned. Gaveston wants to say that he has such an effusion of love for the king Edward II when he received the affectionate letter that he would have swum across the English channel like Leander at the risk of his life, had there not been any ship to bring him to England.
It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between Edward II and Gaveston. The reference of Leander traces on this belief. Gaveston was so impatient to meet the king that he would cross the English channel at the risk of his life. Actually he thinks that his love for the king is as strong as Leander's love for Hero was.
"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 Hero. One night Leander was overtaken by a stormand drowned. Gaveston wants to say that he has such an effusion of love for the king Edward II when he received the affectionate letter that he would have swum across the English channel like Leander at the risk of his life, had there not been any ship to bring him to England.
It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between Edward II and Gaveston. The reference of Leander traces on this belief. Gaveston was so impatient to meet the king that he would cross the English channel at the risk of his life. Actually he thinks that his love for the king is as strong as Leander's love for Hero was.
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.
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.
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 II are very close friend from the very early childhood. Gaveston was banished from England to France by Edward I as he thought that Gaveston had the sinister influence upon Prince Edward II. When Edward I died and Edward II ascended the throne, Gaveston was recalled from exile. Edward II wrote to Gaveston to come back to England since his father had died.
It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between the king and Gaveston. There are some hints in the opening two lines. The phrase "share the kingdom" and "dearest friend" are much significant. These phrases suggest that their relationship is not only friendship, but something more than that.
"My father is deceased. Come, Galveston,/ And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend."
Gaveston and Edward II are very close friend from the very early childhood. Gaveston was banished from England to France by Edward I as he thought that Gaveston had the sinister influence upon Prince Edward II. When Edward I died and Edward II ascended the throne, Gaveston was recalled from exile. Edward II wrote to Gaveston to come back to England since his father had died.
It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between the king and Gaveston. There are some hints in the opening two lines. The phrase "share the kingdom" and "dearest friend" are much significant. These phrases suggest that their relationship is not only friendship, but something more than that.
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 a beautiful kid dressed as Diana, the chastity goddess, bathing in a pond. His hair will fill the water with a golden color. The kid will flaunt pearl bracelets on his bare arms and hold in his playful hands an olive branch to conceal his private parts that licentious people like to see. A person standing nearby will peep through the trees like Actaeon when he bathes in the stream. And like Diana, the kid also gets upset and the guy runs like a deer, suggesting that the boy turns him into a deer, and then it will be shown that his own hounds kill the deer. Such a scene is greatly pleasing to the king.
Here Edward 2 and Gaveston's homosexual relationship re-emphasized as Gaveston likes to dress a kid like Diana though she was a goddess. People of the Renaissance were very interested in literature in Greek and Latin. Gaveston therefore borrows from mythology the tale of the Diana. And here the king's taste is expressed.
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 a beautiful kid dressed as Diana, the chastity goddess, bathing in a pond. His hair will fill the water with a golden color. The kid will flaunt pearl bracelets on his bare arms and hold in his playful hands an olive branch to conceal his private parts that licentious people like to see. A person standing nearby will peep through the trees like Actaeon when he bathes in the stream. And like Diana, the kid also gets upset and the guy runs like a deer, suggesting that the boy turns him into a deer, and then it will be shown that his own hounds kill the deer. Such a scene is greatly pleasing to the king.
Here Edward 2 and Gaveston's homosexual relationship re-emphasized as Gaveston likes to dress a kid like Diana though she was a goddess. People of the Renaissance were very interested in literature in Greek and Latin. Gaveston therefore borrows from mythology the tale of the Diana. And here the king's taste is expressed.
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