Common Lit.

My Common Place Book

  • 30th October
    2011
  • 30

Spencer Junior
  My lord, refer your vengeance to the sword    
  Upon these barons; hearten up your men;    
  Let them not unreveng’d murder your friends!           
  Advance your standard, Edward, in the field,    
  And march to fire them from their starting holes.

Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, Scene 11 Lines 123-127

Spencer is telling Edward to finally take his rightful place as king and seek vengeance for the death of hos favorite. By saying this you can tell that Spencer is trying to get on Edwards good side so that he can be his new favorite and reap the same benefits that Gaveston received. Spencer has become just another person who is trying to use Edward as a stepping stone instead of someone who truly cares about his well being and kingship.