Edward II

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price The political tragedy of a King ruled by his infatuation for young Gaveston. Set in early fourteenth-century Britain, Christopher Marlowe's play follows Edward II as he indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country. Set Text ” Edward II is a set text for AQA English Literature A/AS Level. This edition of Edward II, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is edited and introduced by Peter J. Smith.