Gaveston
Do. These are not men for me;
I must have wanton poets, pleasant wits,
Musicians, that with touching of a string
May draw the pliant king which way I please:
Music and poetry is his delight;
Therefore I’ll have Italian masks by night,
Sweet speeches, comedies, and pleasing shows;
And in the day, when he shall walk abroad,
Like sylvan nymphs my pages shall be clad;
Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, Scene 1, Lines 49-57
This shows the early stages of Gaveston’s want for power and how he will seduce the King into giving him what he wants. Gaveston believes that if he uses the Kings lust for men to his advantage he will remain in the King’s good graces. It becomes kind of confusing if he really want to be the King’s lover and make him love him more or just wants power. Before he can even put this plan into action he is foiled by the nobles and their dislike for him.
