# Younger Spenser — Edward II character guide

> Younger Spenser in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Spenser, the Younger Spenser, Hugh Spenser, sweet Spenser

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

## Snapshot

The king's new favorite after Gaveston, he reads the letters that reveal rebellion brewing and urges Edward to strike off noble heads.

## Who they are

Younger Spenser rises to fill the intimate place Gaveston left vacant, becoming the king's confidant and reader of dangerous dispatches. Where Gaveston charmed with masques and music, Spenser counsels severity, pressing Edward to stop suffering baronial insults and start lopping heads. His ascent makes him a target of the same noble hatred that destroyed his predecessor, tying his fate to the king's increasingly isolated court.

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