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Mortimer had been captured and then set free by Edward to tell others about Edward’s victory at Killingworth; Anne has been shunned by Edward and hates Gaveston for it. Prior to the war, Mortimer had attempted to seduce Anne, and now he acts on his desires as they commiserate in their disgust of Edward and how he is acting. By the end of the scene, Anne and Mortimer decide to join forces to overtake and de-throne Edward.
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ANNE (alone) : Since Edward of England, not hearing either prayer
Or urgent appeal, drove me to Mortimer
The cold of heart, I'll put on widow's weeds.
Four times I let my hair be spat upon
By him, and I preferred to stand bareheaded
Beneath the sky, not veiled as now.
[... … …]
End:
MORTIMER: Heap earth on Edward of England!
ANNE: Heap earth upon Edward Gloster!
MORTIMER: Now: to Scotland!
ANNE: Woe to us, Mortimer! There now shall be
A war that hurls this island in the sea!
Bertolt Brecht, Edward II, Trans. Eric Bentley. Grove Press, 1966. pp. 44-46
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