Irish Hospitality, or, Virtue Rewarded
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Irish Hospitality, or, Virtue Rewarded is one of the lesser-known works of the inconspicuous playwright Charles Shadwell
, son of the far more renowned playwright and poet laureate
Thomas Shadwell
. It was published in his Five New Plays in 1720, and it is not known if it was ever acted.
There are no extremes of virtue or vice in this play, which rather celebrates the 18th-century concept of "good nature
", personified by the middle-aged squire
Sir Patrick Worthy. Spirited young women are commended and the Irish squirarchy's lumpish obsession with creature comforts is upbraided. Sir Patrick arranges suitable marriages for his entire family, without regard to money, and the high point of the action is his benevolent tricking of his unprincipled son Charles into making an honest woman out of a serving-girl he (Charles) has debauched.
Charles Shadwell
Charles Shadwell was an English playwright of the 18th century, date of birth unknown, dead in 1726.The son of Thomas Shadwell, Charles Shadwell was the author of The Fair Quaker of Deal, Irish Hospitality, or, Virtue Rewarded, and other plays, collected and published in 1720....
, son of the far more renowned playwright and poet laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
Thomas Shadwell
Thomas Shadwell
Thomas Shadwell was an English poet and playwright who was appointed poet laureate in 1689.-Life:Shadwell was born at Stanton Hall, Norfolk, and educated at Bury St Edmunds School, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, which he entered in 1656. He left the university without a degree, and...
. It was published in his Five New Plays in 1720, and it is not known if it was ever acted.
There are no extremes of virtue or vice in this play, which rather celebrates the 18th-century concept of "good nature
Good Nature
Good Nature is the sole album from Oxford based post-rock band Youthmovies. It was released on 17 March, 2008, on Drowned in Sound.-Track listing:# "Magdalen Bridge"# "The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor"# "Soandso and Soandso"...
", personified by the middle-aged squire
Squire
The English word squire is a shortened version of the word Esquire, from the Old French , itself derived from the Late Latin , in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was , "arms bearer"...
Sir Patrick Worthy. Spirited young women are commended and the Irish squirarchy's lumpish obsession with creature comforts is upbraided. Sir Patrick arranges suitable marriages for his entire family, without regard to money, and the high point of the action is his benevolent tricking of his unprincipled son Charles into making an honest woman out of a serving-girl he (Charles) has debauched.