Friel

The Love Scene between George and Maire from Translations This scene, in my opinion is the dramatic centre of Translations. The scene displays that George and Maire have fallen in love as they return from the dance together; the pair find it hard to communicate, and exhaust every method of communication before reciting place names to one another. The common language of the place names increases the tension between George and Maire until, finally, they kiss. The kiss is witnessed by Sarah

While Ismene 's language relies heavily upon a Northern Irish dialect, differences between Paulin 's Ismene and Fagles ' go further. In Fagles 's Antigone, Ismene is a voice of reason in contrast to her rash and hot-headed sister. She advocates prudence as "sensible". Paulin 's work offers an Ismene translated not only linguistically but also in personality. As this Ismene warns Antigone, she thinks only of the punishment. Her concern is not that the two would defy the state but that they would die

Friel presents family life in such a way that it eventually fails for the Mundy household. At the start of the play we are optimistic about the future for the Mundy family but on getting close towards the end of the play it becomes an unrealistic dream. In the extract we can see how Michael is presented as somewhat of a burden to the Mundy household as Gerry is presented by Friel as a negative influence on the household as Kate says “Does he ever wonder how she clothes and feeds Michael?” This shows

The Many Faces of Dance in Rural Ireland – Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa Undoubtedly, dance is deeply rooted in Irish culture. This connection is portrayed by the Irish dramatist Brian Friel in Dancing at Lughnasa, where it has a crucial role. The play depicts the daily lives of five sisters from the point of view of Michael, the son of one of them. In his dramatic narrative, he describes a number of events in which dancing is present in some form. At first glance, the function of dance in the

According to Seamus Deane, Translations is a play about the tragedy of English Imperialism. How far would you agree with this statement in relation to both Translations and Heart of Darkness? INTRO Although the location, language and structure of Brian Friel's Translations differs unmistakably from that of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the topic of colonisation remains central to both. While the supposed sophistication of 'civilised' colonists is deconstructed in Conrad's novella

‘Re-read Act 2 from page 56 (CHRIS: There she is!) to page 59 (KATE: what has happened to this house? Mother of God, will we ever be able to lift our heads ever again…? (Pause)). Discuss the presentation and role of Rose in this extract and elsewhere in the play. Although mentally handicapped, Rose Mundy is perhaps the most fearless of all her sisters. Her role in ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ is key in highlighting the morally and religiously restricting traits in her sister Kate as well as outlining the

Artistic Voice Authors have a distinct identity that you recognize when you read their work of art. The qualities and aspects of a text that give an author a distinct identity as an artist are known as their artistic voice. Denise Levertov and Anne Sexton both use different themes in their poetry that separate them from other poets. Denise Levertov writes about the unknown and the unsaid in life. Anne Sexton distinguishes herself by writing about her family, loves, and her emotional

Memory and imagination are central to Brian Friels play, Dancing at Lughnasa’ and Emma Donoghues 2010 novel, Room; However, as memory provides substance to imagination and vice versa there can often be a blurring of lines between memory and imagination, shuffling events and shuffling reality. This overlap between memory and imagination will be the main focus of this essay. According to Pierre Nora, memory can be multiple, yet also specific, collective, plural and individual; it only accommodates

Dancing at Lughnasa is a glimpse into the private lives of the Mundy sisters and their journey in 1930s Ireland. The sisters not only struggle with their nephew born out of wedlock (and without father), but also keeping the appearance and values of a family with strong catholic faith. With their own personal struggles –such as a child born out of wedlock– the relationship between the girls becomes tense and causes a riff in the family. The trials that the Mundy sisters experience are common everywhere

There was a tribe that once walked the earth just like any other, but now they fly. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Larry and Marge were madly in love only Marge's father forbid to love because Larry and Marge were born in the same track. March is Father Morty was the leader of their Tribe Called Apotee and the Apotee dislike the Kaketee. Morty believe that having Forbidden Love was like not here to the heart and Larry's father believe that betray was a way of son would show disrespect to his mother