The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre; Dublin; on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flahertyrsquo;s public house in County Mayo (on the west coast of Ireland) during the early 1900s. It tells the story of Christy Mahon; a young man running away from his farm; claiming he killed his father. The locals are more interested in vicariously enjoying his story than in condemning the immorality of his murderous deed; and in fact; Christyrsquo;s tale captures the romantic attention of the bar-maid Pegeen Mike; the daughter of Flaherty. The play is best known for its use of the poetic; evocative language of Hiberno-English; heavily influenced by the Irish language; as Synge celebrates the lyrical speech of the peasant Irish.
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