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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which king does Warwick promise Gaveston will soon meet before killing him?
2. Why does Mortimer interrupt Isabella in Scene 4?
3. According to Matrevis in the beginning of Scene 3, men are meant to live in what?
4. What word does Kent protest that he will not use to address Edward II?
5. Which of the following groups of soldiers is not mentioned to be in Spencer Senior's retinue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the representation of evil in Edward II. Begin with the character of Lightborn as Marlowe's demonic creation; then examine some of the more subtle and ambiguous forms of evil in the story. Are there any major players that are completely malevolent? Does almost every major figure display some capacity for evil deeds? What is Marlowe saying about human nature with this cast of characters?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the noble's as a group. What does Marlowe intend to say about the nobility of this time? Are they unified for a single purpose, or is each separately focused on personal advancement? At which points over the course of the narrative do individual nobles break from the collective will of the group? Which nobles are they, and why does each choose to break ranks? What is Marlowe saying about the way that history is made by individual men?
Essay Topic 3
The play of Edward II focuses on the scripture of the English class system, in which people are born into their station and social mobility is looked upon with disdain. Focusing on three characters, write an essay on social mobility in the play. How does each character view himself in the pecking order? How does he seek to improve his station? What is his attitude toward the system as a whole?
Part 1) Gaveston
Part 2) Mortimer Junior
Part 3) Spencer Junior and Baldock
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