Q: The Historical description of " The Play boy of the Western World " by J.M. Synge. Introduction : The play is 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 Irish . The riots took place in Dublin , spreading out from the Abbey Theatre and finally being quelled by the actions of the Dublin Metropolitan Police . " The Playboy of the Western World " is a three-act play written by the Irish playwright and folklorist John Millington Synge in 1907 . Set in a pub in western Ireland in the early 1900s . When the play premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin on January 26, 1907 , riots broke out as some felt the plot was immoral and offensive to Ireland. Even so, the play remains an influential work in Irish literary history. " The Playboy of the Western World " explores the nature of heroism, the power of language, the concept of manliness, a
