▁returns ▁to ▁Eugen ia , ▁leaving ▁Ger ard ▁with ▁A ure lia . ▁Sir ▁Ger v ase ▁Simple ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁and ▁mar ries ▁a ▁Lady ▁Bird , ▁who ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁boy ▁page ▁in ▁dis gu ise , ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁pr ank ▁by ▁Cap er w it ▁the ▁poet aster . ▁ ▁Three ▁content ed ▁cou ples ▁and ▁a ▁wed ding ▁mas que ▁provide ▁the ▁appropriate ▁ending ▁for ▁the ▁comedy . ▁The ▁main ▁plot ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁ro ster ▁of ▁com ic ▁figures , ▁not ably ▁the ▁previously - ment ioned ▁Sir ▁Ger v ase ▁Simple ▁and ▁Cap er w it , ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Th ump , ▁the ▁servant ▁of ▁Sir ▁Ger v ase . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁F ors y the , ▁Robert ▁Stanley . ▁The ▁Rel ations ▁of ▁Sh ir ley ' s ▁Pl ays ▁to ▁the ▁Elizabeth an ▁D rama . ▁New ▁York , ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁N ason , ▁Arthur ▁Hun ting ton . ▁James ▁Sh ir ley , ▁D ram at ist : ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁and ▁Crit ical ▁Study . ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁repr int ed ▁New ▁York , ▁Benjamin ▁Bl om , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Whe at ley , ▁Henry ▁Benjamin . ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁He ▁L ived ▁In . ▁London , ▁B ick ers ▁and ▁Son , ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁