Edward 2nd & The Jew of Malta: The Rest of Marlow

<p>Episode 101:</p><p>How Marlowe’s other plays differ from Tamburlaine and Dr Faustus.</p><p>The plot of ‘The Jew of Malta’.</p><p>The depiction of Barabbas the Jew and how it might have been received by the audience.</p><p>‘Edward 2nd’ as a history play rather than a tragedy.</p><p>The theme of homosexuality in Marlowe’s work.</p><p>The plot of ‘Edward 2nd’.</p><p>The slow burn of the play adding to it’s subdued nature.</p><p>The motif of the wheel of fortune.</p><p>Edward’s character and the difficulty of empathy.</p><p>The problem with the language in the play.</p><p>The character of Gaveston.</p><p>The symbolism of the manner of Edward’s death</p><p>The character of Isabella.</p><p>Mortimer the antagonist.</p><p>Comparisons between ‘Edward 2nd’&nbsp;and ‘The Jew of Malta’.</p><p>A word on ‘The Massacre at Paris’.</p><p>Final thoughts on Christopher Marlowe</p><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p>www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</p><p>www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</p><p>www.patreon.com/thoetp</p><br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy