# Christy Mahon — The Playboy of the Western World character guide

> Christy Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Christy, Christy Christopher Mahon, Christopher Mahon, old Mahon, Mahon, Christy Encouraged, Christy Gruffly, Christy God, Christy Shocked, Christy Considering, Christy That God, Christy Bitterly, Christy Beaming, Christy Fasting, Christy Impatiently

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i

## Who they are

A young man who arrives claiming to have killed his father, becoming a local hero.

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