Edward II: The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable End of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Edward II: The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable End of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?

2. Unto whom does Pembroke entrust Gaveston at the end of Scene 4?

3. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?

4. How does Mortimer Junior characterize Gaveston in Scene 4?

5. In Edward's soliloquy after the nobles leave in Scene 4, whom does he long to kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Baldock calm Spencer Junior at the end of Scene 6?

2. What is the state of the Bishop of Coventry in Scene 2?

3. How does Edward reward Gaveston when the two are reunited?

4. What plan have the nobles mad by the end of Scene 2?

5. What are the fates of Edward, Spencer Junior and Baldock after they are discovered?

6. Describe the reassurances that the Abbot gives Edward II at the beginning of the scene.

7. What request is made of King Edward by the nobles in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. Describe the private pleading Mortimer Junior and Lancaster make to Edward.

9. How does Rice Ap Howell track down Edward?

10. What is Margaret and Spencer's plan at the end of Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlowe adeptly connects the larger, international crises of Edward II's England to the private and domestic quarrels the are the centerpiece of the plot. Write an essay, focusing on the two foreign armies that plague England throughout the play. How does Edward react to news of their success? How do major victories for them affect his relationship with the nobles? How are certain of these defeats the result of poor decisions Edward makes throughout the play?

Part 1) France.

Part 2) Scotland.

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal is a constant driver of plot in Edward II. Power players of medieval England make vows to each other which they break quickly for political advancement or due to lack of resolve. Write an essay about betrayal in the play, in three parts:

Part 1) Mortimer Junior vows to his fellow peers that he cannot allow Gaveston to remain in England, but he relents soon thereafter. How is he so easily swayed to change his mind? How does this put the other nobles in danger? Does it display a weakness that will later destroy him?

Part 2) Isabella constantly swears fidelity and love to Edward, but by Act 4, he is championing the cause of Mortimer Junior. Why is this? Do you buy the justification of her betrayal? How does she pay for it in the final scene of the play?

Part 3) Kent twice betrays the side to whom he has sworn fidelity. How are these two betrayals the most understandable to the audience? Are they the result of conscience rather than ambition?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the motivations and essential character of Mortimer Junior. What are his grievances against the King? Are they well-founded, and does he defend them in reasonable ways? Is he, in the end, merely an ambitious charlatan who wants only to consolidate power? Is ahe a concerned peer of England? Does he exist somewhere in between? Cite from the text to defend your position.

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