Analysis of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II
as a Historical Play
Man’s eternal quest is to
know the unknown, to see the unseen and is to discover the undiscovered things.
That’s the very spirit of the Elizabethan
age. They have the nostalgia to sink into the historical past and fetch
the pearl of spirit undaunted. Thus, Christopher Marlowe, the excellent Elizabethan writer squares the
juice of historical background and unlocked them in full-throated ease in his
play Edward II. He just
poured the ‘new wine into old bottles’ and stimulates the dozing spectators
into frenzied drunkards. So if anyone raises the question ‘Edward II –
as a historical play’, we must not hesitate to apt for other answers.
Marlowe is not the first Elizabethan to is write the historical play, there are
so many university wits to flourish their blossoms. After
writing a number of tragedies with gigantic figures, Marlowe were deeply inspired
by Shakespeare’s Henry VI. So his Edward II is the direct outcome
of the historical agenda presented in episodes. But it mainly surpassed Shakespeare in dealing with King
Edward II, a king deposed and assassinated one with his weaknesses. It is a
marvel still in historical plays; it is modern in its outlook and anti-heroic
in its approach. Edward, the king is not important; Edward the
man claims our sympathy. It gives
Shakespeare the model for his Richard II (1595).................................................................................................
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