![]() He has a Frenchman’s dislikes for London and the English people. Nevertheless, Marlowe has portrayed his character with much insight and skill, and Gaveston, as a result, during his brief stay on the stage, leaves a deep impression on the audience by certain distinct traits of his character. He appears only in five scenes, and before the play reaches Act III, his function to an end with his cruel execution by Warwick. Of course, he is not allotted much action in the play. In the pitful tragedy of the thoughtless, weak-willed monarch, he has an implied but effective race. In the first half of the play, he stands in the centre of the conflict between the king and his barons and is the cause of the latter’s annoyance. Gaveston is the French favourite of King Edward II. Along with the hero Edward, he has presented here some well-drawn characters, dramatically impressive with an effective role in the action of the tragedy. ![]() Christopher Marlowe’s plays are single starred, but in Edward II there is an exception. ![]()
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