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Gorboduc as a Political Play
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This paper examines Gorboduc as a political play that was intended to persuade Queen Elizabeth I to resolve the question of succession to her throne. During Queen Elizabeth I’s early reign, the unresolved matter of succession was of significant anxiety to the English people. The Elizabethan Parliament officially entreated Elizabeth to settle the succession and the leading nobles of the nation urged their new queen to resolve the issue. Gorboduc was created to make a direct intervention in contemporary politics as a piece of counsel to the Queen concerning the unresolved succession. In essence, the play teaches the moral that a wise ruler should always provide for succession in order to prevent disasters from befalling the nation. But the contemporary significance of the play goes beyond this, given that its last act clearly represents the political situation of Elizabeth’s England, particularly with respect to giving political advice to Queen Elizabeth. In this paper I challenge many critics’ political interpretations of the play, which they have approached by reading certain passages too topically and narrowly. Gorboduc should not be interpreted as a succession tract supporting Catherine Grey or any specific individuals. Rather, as political advice aimed at Queen Elizabeth I, the play argues that the monarch, Parliament and Privy Council should collaborate with each other to resolve the political crisis of succession.
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This paper examines Gorboduc as a political play that was intended to persuade Queen Elizabeth I to resolve the question of succession to her throne. During Queen Elizabeth I’s early reign, the unresolved matter of succession was of significant anxiety to the English people. The Elizabethan Parliament officially entreated Elizabeth to settle the succession and the leading nobles of the nation urged their new queen to resolve the issue. Gorboduc was created to make a direct intervention in contemporary politics as a piece of counsel to the Queen concerning the unresolved succession. In essence, the play teaches the moral that a wise ruler should always provide for succession in order to prevent disasters from befalling the nation. But the contemporary significance of the play goes beyond this, given that its last act clearly represents the political situation of Elizabeth’s England, particularly with respect to giving political advice to Queen Elizabeth. In this paper I challenge many critics’ political interpretations of the play, which they have approached by reading certain passages too topically and narrowly. Gorboduc should not be interpreted as a succession tract supporting Catherine Grey or any specific individuals. Rather, as political advice aimed at Queen Elizabeth I, the play argues that the monarch, Parliament and Privy Council should collaborate with each other to resolve the political crisis of succession.
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