Eastward Ho! (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ben Jonson, George Chapman, John Marston
- First Published: 1605
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: c. 1605
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Touchstone, Mistress Touchstone, Gertrude, Mildred, Francis Quicksilver, Golding, Sir Petronel Flash, Security, Winifred, Sindefy
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy, Comedy of humors
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Victims, Seventeenth century, London, Apprentices, Laughter, Gold work or goldsmiths
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Touchstone, a goldsmith, had two daughters, Gertrude, a flutter-brained social climber, and Mildred, a modest, gentle girl. He also had two apprentices, Francis Quicksilver, a fellow as unstable as his name, and Golding, who was steady and conscientious. Caught while trying to slip away from the shop, Quicksilver made a spirited defense of his way of life, especially of his prodigality among the town gallants. Touchstone answered with a severe moral lecture and pointed out the exemplary behavior of his fellow apprentice. The lecture was interrupted by a messenger...
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