In this play's fourth act, one character is arrested for starting a fight during a game of vapours, allowing Edgeworth to steal a marriage license.
In this play's fourth act, one character is arrested for starting a fight during a game of vapours, allowing Edgeworth to steal a marriage license. Another of its characters goes undercover to expose crime, only to mistakenly identify Knockem as a cutpurse and be placed in the stocks. Its first act ends with characters rationalizing their desire to eat pork at this play's central location, which is dominated by the Pig Woman Ursula. The bawd Whit convinces Win to become a prostitute near the end of this play, which sees Dame Purecraft falls in love with the madman Trouble-All despite being pursued by the Puritan preacher Zeal-of-the-Land Busy. It begins with Quarlous, Littlewit, Winwife, and Cokes choosing to attend the title event, a hotspot of crime and immoral activity in London. For 10 points, name this comedy about the title festival written by Ben Jonson.
In this play's fourth act, one character is arrested for starting a fight during a game of vapours, allowing Edgeworth to steal a marriage license.
Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy