Dec 22, 2009

The Shoemaker’s Holiday | The Shoemaker’s Holiday

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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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The Shoemaker’s Holiday | The Shoemaker’s Holiday

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