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In the 6th century, the king of England neglected his queen and openly engaged in various shocking love behaviors with his same-sex lover, which caused the rule of the entire kingdom to collapse and face disintegration. The prescient queen finally resorted to ruthless and cruel measures to prevent this disaster from coming. The story revolves around King Edward's open homosexuality, and Edward's love for Gaveston can be understood as both outrageously blind and profoundly infatuated. Although the play shows Gaveston receiving a letter from Edward II at the beginning, "My father is gone, come to happiness, Gaveston, and share the country with your most beloved friend." However, judging from the evolution of the plot of the play, the focus is more on the struggle for power. At that time, it was difficult for the nobility to control themselves. Domestic economic problems and border wars were turbulent. Edward was hampered by domestic economic problems and border wars. It was not so much that his homosexual behavior challenged tradition and thus attracted condemnation from the queen and the nobles. It is better to say that his homosexual behavior was actually a touchstone to test his authority and a weather vane for the confrontation between him and the nobles. The two sides were uncompromising on this. Of course, as a dramatic masterpiece, it is an unforgettable display of power and exposure to human nature: Edward's insistence on his own will, Gaveston's crazy greed, Mortimer's treachery and ferocity, Queen Isabella's ruthlessness and madness in her Jedi counterattack, Kent's indecision and betrayal, and the murderer's extremely vicious hand.