Epicœne (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ben Jonson
- First Published: 1616
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Early seventeenth century
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Morose, Sir Dauphine Eugenie, Ned Clerimont, Truewit, Sir John Daw, Sir Amorous La-Foole, Cutbeard, Captain Otter, Mistress Otter, Mistress Epicœne
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, England or English people, Barbershops or barbers, Seventeenth century, Women, London, Noise, Sound
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Clerimont and Truewit, young men about town, met and discussed various matters, including the relative merits of natural beauty and the use of cosmetics. Shifting the topic to their friend Sir Dauphine Eugenie, they wondered how he was able to put up with his uncle Morose, an eccentric character who could abide no noise except the sound of his own voice. Clerimont’s page amused them with accounts of various noisy pranks played on the ridiculous old man. Sir Dauphine joined them and complained that his uncle blamed all the pranks on him and his friends and...
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