FTP identify this work about Christy Mahon who lies about killing his father and in the process becomes the title figure in a work by John Millington Synge.
The author's preface defends the play's "rich and living" language against that of his contemporary naturalistic playwrights, especially Ibsen. Its protagonist reaches his zenith in the eyes of characters like Sara Tansey, Honor Blake, and Jimmy Farrell, after winning the mule race. This occurs much to Shawn Keogh and the Widow Quin's dismay, since they know that it solidifies the attraction between Pegeen Mike Flaherty and the hero. But all the reverie is destroyed when an Old farmer with bandages on his head shows up in Mayo to find his grandstanding son. FTP identify this work about Christy Mahon who lies about killing his father and in the process becomes the title figure in a work by John Millington Synge.
The author's preface defends the play's "rich and living" language against that of his contemporary naturalistic playwrights, especially Ibsen.
The Playboy of the Western World