Maire: Act 1
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
7 Stage “Maire enters, a strong-minded, strong-bodied woman in her twenties with a head of -repetition of strong
Direction curly hair. She carries a small can of milk.” -easily wound up (hair)
-life and vitality (prop)
7 Maire “Well now isn’t that a pretty sight. There’s your milk. How’s Sarah?” -Dripping in sarcasm, belittling
-Tongue in cheek question to Sarah to back off
12 Maire “You must be proud of yourself, Doalty.” -sarcastic- sees his action as childish/foolish CC, P
16 Maire “Map of America (Pause). The passage money came…There’s ten below me -Duty to provide- (Disregards Manus’ duty)
to be raised and no man in the house.” -Emigration
18 Maire “Sweet God…There was never blight here” -Famine R
-May be confident (Expletive) not always correct
24 Maire “We should all be learning to speak English. That’s what my mother says. -ref. to Daniel O’Connell LIC, LCM, P
That’s what I say. That what Dan O’Connell said last month in Ennis.” -English is was forward
-Opposite opinion to Manus
Maire: Act 2
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
44 Owen “Curly haired; the whole family are called the Catachs’. “ -Namesake-importance and linkage of names and LCM, LIC
language
-Characteristic of personality in symbolism
59 Yolland “We wave to each other across the fields.” -Separation and distance later important for relationship
-Beginning of relationship
61 Maire “What’s the rush?” -Misses Manus trying to marry her
62 Stage “They run hand, in hand.” -Physical progression of relationship
Direction
62 Maire “That leap across the ditch nearly killed me.” -Crossing boundaries have grave consequences
62 Stage “The hands disengage. They begin to drift apart.” -Distance created by language, severs love through lack CC
Direction of understanding
-Innocent romance- accident- disassociation of action
through personification of hands
67 Maire “‘Always’? What is the world ‘always’?” -no sense of hope or supported continuation LCM
-repeated by Yolland
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
7 Stage “Maire enters, a strong-minded, strong-bodied woman in her twenties with a head of -repetition of strong
Direction curly hair. She carries a small can of milk.” -easily wound up (hair)
-life and vitality (prop)
7 Maire “Well now isn’t that a pretty sight. There’s your milk. How’s Sarah?” -Dripping in sarcasm, belittling
-Tongue in cheek question to Sarah to back off
12 Maire “You must be proud of yourself, Doalty.” -sarcastic- sees his action as childish/foolish CC, P
16 Maire “Map of America (Pause). The passage money came…There’s ten below me -Duty to provide- (Disregards Manus’ duty)
to be raised and no man in the house.” -Emigration
18 Maire “Sweet God…There was never blight here” -Famine R
-May be confident (Expletive) not always correct
24 Maire “We should all be learning to speak English. That’s what my mother says. -ref. to Daniel O’Connell LIC, LCM, P
That’s what I say. That what Dan O’Connell said last month in Ennis.” -English is was forward
-Opposite opinion to Manus
Maire: Act 2
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
44 Owen “Curly haired; the whole family are called the Catachs’. “ -Namesake-importance and linkage of names and LCM, LIC
language
-Characteristic of personality in symbolism
59 Yolland “We wave to each other across the fields.” -Separation and distance later important for relationship
-Beginning of relationship
61 Maire “What’s the rush?” -Misses Manus trying to marry her
62 Stage “They run hand, in hand.” -Physical progression of relationship
Direction
62 Maire “That leap across the ditch nearly killed me.” -Crossing boundaries have grave consequences
62 Stage “The hands disengage. They begin to drift apart.” -Distance created by language, severs love through lack CC
Direction of understanding
-Innocent romance- accident- disassociation of action
through personification of hands
67 Maire “‘Always’? What is the world ‘always’?” -no sense of hope or supported continuation LCM
-repeated by Yolland
