Mortimer Junior
Thou proud disturber of thy country’s peace,
Corrupter of thy king, cause of these broils,
Base flatterer, yield! and were it not for shame,
Shame and dishonour to a soldier’s name,
Upon my weapon’s point here should’st thou fall,
And welter in thy gore.
Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, Scene 9 Lines 9-14
Mortimer becomes more open out his hate for Gaveston and plots his death among the other nobles. Here it seems as though Mortimer actually cares for the well being of England and the King, but we later find out he is just as power hungry as everyone else around Edward. Mortimer shows just how cunning he is by hiding his true desire which to be King of England and take over one way or another.
