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The Playboy of the Western World: A Comedy in Three Acts

Chapter 2: A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS by J. M. Synge
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A young stranger arrives at a rural public house claiming to have killed his father, and his tale transforms him into an admired, mythic figure among the locals; admiration, rivalry, and romantic interest build until the elder unexpectedly appears alive, unraveling the lie and exposing the community's appetite for heroic legend. Across three acts the drama alternates sharp comedy and violence while exploring themes of storytelling, performative identity, gender expectations, and the collision between mythic imagination and social reality. The staging relies on vivid dialect, local color, and small-cast interactions to dramatize how rumor and desire reshape moral judgments.

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Title: The Playboy of the Western World: A Comedy in Three Acts

Author: J. M. Synge

Release date: March 1, 1998 [eBook #1240]
Most recently updated: October 29, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Judy Boss, and David Widger

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The Playboy of the Western World

A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS

by J. M. Synge


Contents

PREFACE
PERSONS
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.