Too Little, Too Late

I agree with the previous posts. Edward has finally started acting like a king, Mortimer has a genuine concern for his country, and he also wants more power. England is maimed. The king's peers, the people who are supposed to be helping and supporting him, have turned against him. Does the term 'civil war' mean anything? A house divided against itself cannot stand. That's what it says in the Bible. The OED says maimed means mutilated, crippled or injured. At the point that any of these things happens, whatever anyone does is too little, too late. Sure, an injured person can heal, but they were still hurt. A crippled person, while not incapacitated, no longer operates at full capacity. And, seriously, mutilated? You can just give up at that point. England is maimed. The question is, has it been mutilated, crippled, or injured? Mortimer sees this and has tried to stop the destruction at injured. Injured can be fixed. Wanting to help his country and wanting to advance himself don't have to be either or options. He can do both. It's when the dust has settled and they finally get Edward out (which he fully deserves for all of his incompetency) that it matters whether Mortimer is being helpful or selfish.