Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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How Marlowe depicts Edward's sexuality
How Marlowe depicts Edward's sexuality
Openly homosexual
Term noblemen use for Edward's lovers
Term noblemen use for Edward's lovers
Minions
Why Gaveston is a 'double outsider'
Why Gaveston is a 'double outsider'
Homosexual and French foreigner
Type of monarchy in 14th-century England
Type of monarchy in 14th-century England
Absolute monarchy
What Edward gives Gaveston for power
What Edward gives Gaveston for power
The king's seal
Character who shifts loyalties to serve England
Character who shifts loyalties to serve England
Kent
How Edward is humiliated like Bishop of Coventry
How Edward is humiliated like Bishop of Coventry
Shaved with sewer water
What Mortimer orders to disorient captive Edward
What Mortimer orders to disorient captive Edward
Frequent prison relocation
Positions Edward grants Gaveston & Spencer Jr
Positions Edward grants Gaveston & Spencer Jr
Earldoms
How aristocratic status acquired in 14th century
How aristocratic status acquired in 14th century
Inherited through birth