Created a character with the ability to write handed down works, and his literary talent completely destroyed the political vision he should have had. All art is political, Jonson. Otherwise, it would just be decoration. It would be childish to romanticize politics like this.
The rights of the Cecil family cannot be solved by fooling the people or launching a mutiny, because their rights come precisely from Queen Elizabeth herself: their wealth, their power, their suvival, all depended on me! Elizabeth's emphasis on holding power Much higher than love and family, because its own pressure is very high: The king of Spain, Mary, four French kings, eight popes, they all wanted me dead...
The male protagonist and Elizabeth, who is both mother and mistress The contrast really highlights the tragic nature that is innate and fully reflected in his works.
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