The Devil's Disciple is George Bernard Shaw's witty and dramatic play set during the American Revolution. Richard Dudgeon, reputed to be the black sheep of his Puritan family, is forced into an unexpected act of courage when British forces threaten the community. Shaw uses mistaken identity and moral reversal to ask what heroism really looks like.
The play combines melodrama with intellectual comedy, turning conventional ideas of goodness, rebellion, and sacrifice inside out. The supposed sinner may prove nobler than respectable people, while public virtue can hide fear and vanity. Readers interested in Shaw's plays, revolutionary settings, antiheroic courage, religious satire, and theatrical moral irony will find The Devil's Disciple brisk, clever, and emotionally satisfying.
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