Overview
Character Name
Gaveston
Gender
Male
Adult
Supporting
Vocal Range
Time & Place
England, 1320s
Analysis
Piers Gaveston is King Edward II’s “favorite”; historically, it is speculated that he was Edward’s lover. Marlowe heavily alludes to this rumor, and uses it as the reason for Gaveston’s exile before the play begins. In the first scene, Gaveston has returned to England in
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