The play The Devils Disciple was written by Irish playwright Bernard Shaw and is put in New Hampshire in the year 1777. The story focuses on the town of Websterbridge, the high dudgeon family and the local Presbyterian curate Anthony Anderson. The current governmental situation sees the American colonies struggling to achieve their independence from Britain. In retaliation the British troops are invading the American colonies and hanging selected American citizens in an attempt to force the Americans spine under British rule. Peter Dudgeon has been hanged by the British troops, leaving his illegitimate daughter, Essie, in the care of his brother Timothys widow. Mrs Dudgeon already has two sons of her own - Richard (Dick) and Christopher (Christy) - and girls who remain unnamed. The story begins with the study of Mrs Dudgeons late husband Timothys will. The will reveals that Timothy has left the absolute majority of his estate to Dick; who is described as the reprobate. The British troops descend on Websterbridge with a view to sensational Anthony Anderson. However when the soldiers arrive at the ministers house he is non there. Christy has called for him as Mrs Dudgeon has fallen ill; Dick - who had arrived unawares beforehand to visit the minister - agrees to wait with Andersons wife Judith until the minister himself returns.
Judith makes no secret of the fact that she has an immense disliking for Dick and that she is nevertheless humouring him until her husband returns. Dick makes himself quite at home, so very much so that when the soldiers arrive at the ministers house they mistake him for Anderson and flummox him. Dick however does not protest, instead he pretends to be Anderson and leaves a message with Judith to warn Anderson. Anderson returns home to find Judith passed come out of the closet on the...
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