The Hostage: A Drama is a play written by French poet and playwright Paul Claudel in 1917. The play is set in Ireland during the early 20th century and centers around the story of an English officer who is taken hostage by a group of Irish rebels. The officer, Major Plunkett, is held captive in a remote cottage in the Irish countryside, where he is guarded by a group of rebels led by a young woman named Judith. As the days pass, Plunkett and Judith...