Juno and the Paycock (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Casey
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: 1922
- Setting: Dublin
- Genres: Realism, Satire, Drama
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, Murder or homicide, Gender roles, 1920’s, Women, Men, Ireland or Irish people, Civil wars
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
Characters Discussed
“Captain” Jack Boyle, called the “paycock” by his wife because of his slow, consequential strut. The quintessence of impracticality, Jack needs only enough money for his daily consumption of ale or whiskey. News of an inheritance of two thousand pounds from a distant relative and the subsequent reversal, because of a legal technicality in the will, make little difference in the paycock’s life. His few fleeting dreams of better conditions for the Boyle family are no discouragement to the “captain” when he learns that the money will not be...
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