Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Piers Gaveston's identity
Piers Gaveston's identity
French commoner, Edward's beloved favourite
Main themes in Edward II
Main themes in Edward II
Power, loyalty, forbidden love, political intrigue
Queen Isabella's affair partner
Queen Isabella's affair partner
Mortimer Junior
Gaveston's murderer
Gaveston's murderer
Warwick
Edward's new favourites after Gaveston
Edward's new favourites after Gaveston
Spencer Junior, Spencer Senior, Baldock
Castle where Edward is imprisoned
Castle where Edward is imprisoned
Berkeley Castle
Assassin who murders Edward II
Assassin who murders Edward II
Lightborne
Mortimer Junior's fate at play's end
Mortimer Junior's fate at play's end
Executed by beheading on Edward III's orders
Kent's relationship to Edward II
Kent's relationship to Edward II
Edward's brother, Earl of Kent
Edward's forced action in Act 5
Edward's forced action in Act 5
Abdicate as king