The Shoemaker’s Holiday (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Dekker
- First Published: 1600
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Reign of Henry V of England
- Setting: London and the nearby village of Old Ford
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, England or English people, London, Shoes or shoemakers, Fifteenth century
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Simon Eyre (ayr), the blustering, “madcap” shoemaker who becomes lord mayor of London. One of the kindliest of men, he watches over the welfare of his journeymen while he berates them vigorously; it is his intercession with the king that reconciles Sir Hugh and Sir Roger to the marriage of Rose with Eyre’s sometime Dutch assistant, Lacy. He is not overawed by his high-ranking position, and he rejoices more at feasting those who were once apprentices with him than at entertaining the king. Loyal to his trade, he asks for one royal boon, the privilege...
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