Renaissance Drama Final

Endymion - author

John Lyly

Endymion - main characters

- Endymion
- Eumenides (thinks Endymion crazy, in love with Semele),
- Sir Tophas (trope, in love w/ old lady, could be a parody of Queen Elizabeth's suitors/sexual politics, "mock blazon")
- Dipsas (the aged sorceress Sir Tophas is in love w/)
- Cynthia

Tragedy of Mariam - author

Elizabeth Cary (parallels her life)

The Roaring Girl - author

Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker

Edward II - author

Christopher Marlowe

The Duchess of Malfi - author

John Webster (very critical of the court and religion)

The Witch of Edmonton - author

Thomas Dekker, John Ford, and William Rowley

The Witch of Edmonton - characters

- the Dog (a Familiar)
- Frank Thorney (young, trial scene parallels Sawyer's, is forgiven)
- Elizabeth Sawyer (old supposed witch, lives outside the patriarchal system & is punished for it)
Susan (young, good housewife killed by Frank, lives within the p

The Roaring Girl - characters

- Moll Flanders
- Jack Dapper (Sir Davy's son, wealthy)
- Laxton (attracted to Moll because of her cross-dressing)
- Sir Alexander
- Openwork & Gallipot
- Mary Fitzallard (Sebastian's love interest, father - Sir Alexander - does not want them together)
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The Duchess of Malfi - characters

- Duchess (widow)
- her 2 children (one w/ old Duke, one w/ Antonio)
- Cardinal (where criticism of Church comes in, having an affair w/ Julia)
- Bosola (malcontent & class aspirant, can question his morality after the Duchess dies)
- Ferdinand (twin to t

The Tragedy of Mariam - characters

- Mariam (parallels Cary, wishes her husband dead because she desires a divorce)
- Herod
- Salome (sister to Herod, hates Mariam, gets a divorce, parallel to Mariam)
- Doris (Herod's first wife who he divorced but had children w/)
- Alexandra (Mariam's mo

Edward II - characters

- Edward II (horrific, homophobic death)
- Edward III (son who inherits kingdom at the end, can put private matters aside for the good of the public)
- Queen Isabella
- Mortimer Jr. (attempts to overthrow Edward II)
- Gaveston (Edward II shows him off, hi

Edward II - discusses the 2 diff. thoughts on how to rule a country

Hobbsian/Hobbes (divine rule, Leviathan) vs. John Locke (social contract with the people, must have the consent of the people)

Edward II - religious thought in England at the time?

- heavy critique of Catholicism for it was written during Protestant England
- Bishop gets beaten
- Edward's last resort is to turn to the clergy at the end