Synopsis of Renaissance Play, The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl
Act 1:
Scene 1: Mary Fitzgerald visits her love Sebastian, dressed as a sempster. They were betrothed and something has happened to stop the marriage. Sebastian tells Mary about Moll, whom he's pretending to love to trick his father.
Scene 2: Sir Alexander (Sebastian's Father) is having guests over. He takes them on a tour of his home and then tells them a story of a man who is in love with a Moll! (Mary and Sebastian were betrothed until his father discovered how low the dowry was, and then he decided not to allow the marriage. Sebastian then pretends to be in love wi…