Marlowe's Edward-II, which derives its sources from the chronicles by Holinshed and Stowe, centres around the tragedy of misrule in a complex and intriguing manner. Marlowe accentuates the follies of kingship involving a misunderstanding of the role of a king in English history. The play begins at a...

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