# Earl of Pembroke — Edward II character guide

> Earl of Pembroke in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pembroke, Lord Pembroke, my Lord of Pembroke

**First appearance:** 0001-edward-ii

## Snapshot

A baron who joins the coalition against Gaveston yet keeps enough scruple that his custody of the favorite becomes a matter of honor.

## Who they are

Pembroke stands among the earls who scale Tynemouth's walls and swear homage to the prince's right, but he is the one whose word is questioned when Warwick snatches Gaveston from his men. His protest through James that Warwick wrongs an honorable friend shows a nobleman caught between factional loyalty and personal faith. That tension makes him a measure of how far the barons will go once their cause is loosed.

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