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Monster of men

Come, let thy shadow parley with King Edward

Edward II • 1991

Mortimer:

Monster of men. Look for no other fortune, wretch, than death. Piers Gaveston:
I thank you all my lords. Here I perceive that heading is one, and hanging is the other, and death is all. [Gaveston is killed] Mortimer:
Come, let thy shadow parley with King Edward

Full Transcript

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Monster of men

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look for no other fortune wretch than death

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I thank you all my lords

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Then I perceive that heading is one

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hanging is the other

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and death is all

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Come let thy shadow parley with King Edward

Duration

55 seconds

Views

264

Timestamp in Movie

00:57:43

Uploaded

Nov 23, 2022

Genres

drama, history, romance

Production

BBC Film,Working Title Films,British Screen Productions,Uplink

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Movie Summary

In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife,

Actors

Mortimer

Piers Gaveston