Is It Love?

QUEEN: [to Gaveston] Villain, 'tis you that rob me of my lord.
GAVESTON: Madam, 'tis you that rob me of my lord.
KING EDWARD: Speak not unto her; let her droop and pine
QUEEN: Wherein, my lord, have I deserved these words?
Witness the tears that Isabella sheds,
Witness this hear that, sighing for thee, breaks,
How dear my lord is to poor Isabel.
KING EDWARD: [pushing her away] And witness heaven how dear art thou to me!
There weep, for, till my Gaveston be repealed,
Assure thyself thou com'st not in my sight.
(I.iv.160-169)

After reading Laura Mulvey's essay last week, this particular scene in Edward II caught my attention. It is interesting to see the gender roles in play here (male as the dominant figure). In this scene, as well as those to follow, Queen Isabel is clearly upset about King Edward's rejection and blatant preference for Gaveston. However, there is definitely something about the Queen that does not seem quite right to me. For one, she refers to herself in the third person, which makes what she says seem almost ridiculous (and humorous). Then, in the following scenes, she speaks in favor of Gavelston being repealed, when obviously this is the man that her husband is favoring. It seems that she has let go of all dignity that she may have had in order to regain King Edward's love and admiration (if she ever had it to begin with). Is she really so in love with the King that she will be satisfied as second best, or could there be some hidden motives behind what she is doing?