Jan 1, 2010

The Shoemaker’s Holiday | The Shoemaker’s Holiday

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Author: Thomas Dekker
First Published: 1600
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Comedy
Time of Work: c. 1413-1422
Setting: London and the nearby village of Old Ford
Principal Characters: Simon Eyre, Hodge, Firk, Rafe, Sir Roger Otley, Rose Otley, Sir Hugh Lacy, Rowland Lacy, Margery, Jane
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Love or romance, England or English people, London, Shoes or shoemakers, Fifteenth century
Locales: London, England

The Story:

Rose Otley, daughter of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Roger Otley, and Rowland Lacey, nephew to Sir Hugh Lacy, the Earl of Lincoln, were deeply in love. With evident irony, proud Sir Roger declared to Sir Hugh that he could not presume to have his daughter marry above her station. With equal pride, Sir Hugh ironically countered that because of Rowland’s dissolute ways it would be far better for Rose to marry a substantial young London businessman. Rowland, who had toured Europe, where he had learned the shoemaker’s trade in Germany, was given a command in the...

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The Shoemaker’s Holiday | The Shoemaker’s Holiday

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