The Life and Death of Jack Straw
The Life and Death of Jack Straw was a late 16th-century play, possibly written by playwright George Peele.
The play takes the story of Jack Straw, a rebel leader in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The play was possibly written by George Peele and probably originally designed for production in one of London's guild pageants.[1] The play portrays Jack Straw as a tragic figure, being led into wrongful rebellion by the priest John Ball, drawing clear allegorical links between the instability of late-Elizabethan England and the politics of the 14th century.[2] It is one of the earliest political plays of its type in England.[3]
References
- ^ Ribner 2005, pp. 71–72
- ^ Ribner 2005, pp. 71–74
- ^ Ribner 2005, p. 74
Bibliography
- Ribner, Irving (2005). The English History Play in the Age of Shakespeare. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415353144.
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