Hugh: Act 1
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
1 Stage Direction “The hedge school is held in a disused barn or hayshed or byre…A wooden -Defined by role LIC
stairway without a banister leads to the upstairs living quarters… Around the -Rebellious and outdated
room are broken and forgotten implements…” -Disregard and loss of value/usefulness prevalent
-Power of the past
6 Manus “Where the hell has he got to?” -Profanity- fractured paternal relationship
-Caring yet still annoyed at habits
9 Manus “’The aul drunken schoolmaster and that lame son of his are still -butt of derogatory public perception LIC
footering about in the hedge school, wasting people’s good time and -privately ridiculed- not valued
money.”
10/11 Doalty “Vesperal salutations to you all…Question A- Am I drunk? Question B- -mocks Hugh’s compensative manner and verbose LIC
Am I sober?” display of intellect
-defined by alcoholism
17 Manus “I can’t apply for it…My father has applied for it…I couldn’t- I can’t goin -Duty to father very strong M
against him” -Results to not- strength
- Never makes it on his own
19/20 Stage “The atmosphere changes. Sudden business. Heads down…I want to jouk -Fear and respect of Hugh as a teacher- reverence
Direction/Doalty in the back here.” -All wish to do well for him
20/21 Stage Direction “A large man, with residual dignity, shabbily dressed, carrying a stick. He -Remnants of former glory and joy LIC
has, as always a large quantity of drink taken, but he is by no means -Limit of age
drunk, He is in his early sixties.” -Weak and dependent
21 Hugh “Adsum…Perhaps not in sobrietae perfecta but adequately sobrious to -Irony of Doalty’s humour
hear your quip. Vesperal salutations to you all.” -Formal verbose speech and dominating presence sees
possible sadness and OTT compensation
-Adsum- I am here
23 Hugh “a bowl of tea, strong tea, black…and a slice of soda bread…Manus will -Treats Manus as a “footman” (Pathos)
take care of you.” -Leaves Manus to teach even due to intoxication even
though Manus gets no credit or reward.
23 Hugh “I have three items of information to impart on you.” -Never gets to item C
-Bridget and Doalty mimic triplet speech earlier
23 Hugh “he voiced some surprise that we do not speak his language. I explained -English is a functional language LCM/LIC
that a few of us did, on occasion- outside the parish of course- and then -No pleasure or integration with English
usually for the purposes of commerce…English…couldn’t really express -Language of the separated outsider
us.”
26 Stage Direction “He embraces Hugh warmly and genuinely…Hugh’s eyes are moist- partly joy, -loving relationship that’s different to that with Manus
partly from the drink.” -Genuine love and affection
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
1 Stage Direction “The hedge school is held in a disused barn or hayshed or byre…A wooden -Defined by role LIC
stairway without a banister leads to the upstairs living quarters… Around the -Rebellious and outdated
room are broken and forgotten implements…” -Disregard and loss of value/usefulness prevalent
-Power of the past
6 Manus “Where the hell has he got to?” -Profanity- fractured paternal relationship
-Caring yet still annoyed at habits
9 Manus “’The aul drunken schoolmaster and that lame son of his are still -butt of derogatory public perception LIC
footering about in the hedge school, wasting people’s good time and -privately ridiculed- not valued
money.”
10/11 Doalty “Vesperal salutations to you all…Question A- Am I drunk? Question B- -mocks Hugh’s compensative manner and verbose LIC
Am I sober?” display of intellect
-defined by alcoholism
17 Manus “I can’t apply for it…My father has applied for it…I couldn’t- I can’t goin -Duty to father very strong M
against him” -Results to not- strength
- Never makes it on his own
19/20 Stage “The atmosphere changes. Sudden business. Heads down…I want to jouk -Fear and respect of Hugh as a teacher- reverence
Direction/Doalty in the back here.” -All wish to do well for him
20/21 Stage Direction “A large man, with residual dignity, shabbily dressed, carrying a stick. He -Remnants of former glory and joy LIC
has, as always a large quantity of drink taken, but he is by no means -Limit of age
drunk, He is in his early sixties.” -Weak and dependent
21 Hugh “Adsum…Perhaps not in sobrietae perfecta but adequately sobrious to -Irony of Doalty’s humour
hear your quip. Vesperal salutations to you all.” -Formal verbose speech and dominating presence sees
possible sadness and OTT compensation
-Adsum- I am here
23 Hugh “a bowl of tea, strong tea, black…and a slice of soda bread…Manus will -Treats Manus as a “footman” (Pathos)
take care of you.” -Leaves Manus to teach even due to intoxication even
though Manus gets no credit or reward.
23 Hugh “I have three items of information to impart on you.” -Never gets to item C
-Bridget and Doalty mimic triplet speech earlier
23 Hugh “he voiced some surprise that we do not speak his language. I explained -English is a functional language LCM/LIC
that a few of us did, on occasion- outside the parish of course- and then -No pleasure or integration with English
usually for the purposes of commerce…English…couldn’t really express -Language of the separated outsider
us.”
26 Stage Direction “He embraces Hugh warmly and genuinely…Hugh’s eyes are moist- partly joy, -loving relationship that’s different to that with Manus
partly from the drink.” -Genuine love and affection
