Parson Welldo compares the antagonist to a basilisk in the last scene of this play, whose epigraph features sonnets dedicated "To the Ingenious Author," by Henry Moody and Thomas Jay.
Parson Welldo compares the antagonist to a basilisk in the last scene of this play, whose epigraph features sonnets dedicated "To the Ingenious Author," by Henry Moody and Thomas Jay. Other characters include the servants Amble and Furnace, as well as Greedy, a "hungry justice of the peace." The alehouse-keeper Tapwell and his wife Froth refuse to give beer to the protagonist, who is aided by Jack Marrall in a plot to steal the deed to an estate. Margaret ultimately marries Tom, the stepson of Lady Allworth, despite ostensibly being courted by Lord Lovell. Meanwhile, the prodigal hero outwits his miserly uncle, the evil Sir Giles Overreach. For ten points, name this comedy in which Frank Wellborn overcomes his financial obligations, a work by Philip Massinger.
Parson Welldo compares the antagonist to a basilisk in the last scene of this play, whose epigraph features sonnets dedicated "To the Ingenious Author," by Henry Moody and Thomas Jay.
A {New Way to Pay Old Debts}