The Playboy of the Western World (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: J. M. Synge
- First Published: 1907
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: County Mayo, Ireland
- Principal Characters: Christopher “Christy” Mahon, Old Mahon, Margaret “Pegeen” Flaherty, Widow Quin, Shawn Keogh
- Genres: Realism, Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Parents and children, Mythology or myths, Twentieth century, Rural or country life, Fathers, Fratricide, parricide, or filicide, Ireland or Irish people, Peasantry or peasants, Braggarts
- Locales: Mayo, Ireland
The Story:
One evening a young man arrived at a small inn on the wild Mayo coast of Ireland and announced that he had run away from home. He said that his name was Christopher Mahon and that he was running away because he had killed his father during a fight. The farmers who were passing the time in the inn were very much pleased by his exhibition of courage. Christopher was especially admired by Pegeen, the pretty young daughter of Michael Flaherty, the innkeeper. She, along with the others, pressed the young man to tell his story again and again.
At home Christopher...
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