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 new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?

2. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?

3. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?

4. Which of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?

5. What has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what precarious situation are Spencer Junior and Baldock in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. How does Edward discover Mortimer's whereabouts?

3. What does Sir John of Hainault offer the English exiles?

4. Why does Isabella appeal specifically to Mortimer in this scene?

5. To what extent is Mortimer's pride getting the best of him in Scene 4?

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

7. What promises does Edward make to Isabella when she gives him the good news regarding Gaveston?

8. What plans does Gaveston upon returning from exile?

9. How does Isabella's position on Gavestone change during her soliloquy?

10. How does Mortimer fall from grace in the final scene?

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

Unlike many Elizabethan histories, Edward II does not feature a cast of royals with well defined aims and objectives. Write an essay on the haphazard strategies of the princes and nobles of the play, focusing on three parts:

Part 1) Edward II, from the beginning of the play, is unable to articulate why he should be king. What, for the first half of the narrative, are his objectives and reasons for going to war? At what point does governance and the crown become important to him?

Part 2) Mortimer Junior seems at times to be a conscientious man concerned with England. At other times he seems and ambitious rogue. What does Mortimer want throughout the play? In what ways and why does he so often reverse his own decisions?

Part 3) Kent is the everyman of Edward II. Why does he stand by the king long after most other peers have left? What is the final straw for him? Why does he try to make peace with Edward II?

Essay Topic 3

Queen Isabella is perhaps the most dynamic character in the play, moving from wronged woman to warrior to conniver. Write an essay charting this progress and focusing on these three manifestations. What does she want from Edward II at the beginning of the play, and at what point does she give up on this hope? What does her relationship with Mortimer Junior say about her position in the conflict between Edward and the nobles? How does her personality change in the final two acts?

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