Bridget and Doalty: Act 1
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
10 Stage “Doalty and Bridget enter noisily.” -Loud, fun-loving people
Direction
10 Stage “Doalty is brandishing a surveyor’s pole. He is an open-minded, open-hearted, generous and -Simple man who is accepting and kind
Direction slightly thick young man.” -Standard Irish man (prop)
10 Stage “Bridget is a plump, fresh young girl, ready to laugh, vain and with a countrywoman’s -local knowledge and wisdom
Direction instinctive cunning.” -loud and fun loving
10/11 Doalty “Vesperal salutations to you all…Question A- Am I drunk? Question B- Am I sober?” -Comic relief LIC
-Mimic Hugh revealing negative
attributes
11 Doalty “Every time they’d stick one of these poles into the ground and move across the bog, I’d -Anti-British action-moves boundary CC, P
creep up and shift it…” -Childish prank
12 Stage “Immediately he speaks in gibberish-an imitation of two very agitated and confused sappers.” -View of English as irrelevant, stupid CC,P
direction and comical
12 Doalty “Wouldn’t that make a great aul shaft for your turn.” -Childish innuendo shows comical side LMC, LIC
14 Doalty “Be God that’s my territory all right.” -Sarcastic mocking of Jimmy’s isolation LMC
15 Doalty “Would you listen to that fella! Too lazy be Jasus to wash himself and he’s lecturing me on -Disregarding of Jimmy in matters of LIC
agriculture! Would you go take a running race at yourself….” agriculture showing his own expertise
that he is not ‘thick’ on
15 Doalty/Stage “Haven’t seen them. Not about these days…Doalty begins whistling through his teeth.” -Nervous coverup of location CC, P
Direction
17 Bridget “The sweet smell was everywhere.” -Superstition prevalent
18 Doalty “That’s what the smell is- rotting stalks…St. Colmiclle prophesied there’d never be blight -Religious superstition, duality to
here.” character optimist/pessimist constantly
shifting
22 Bridget “They’re probably at the turf.” -Continued cover up for DTs CC, P
30 Doalty “Right, Master; certainly, Master; I’m doing my best answer.” -Despite mocking Hugh, Doalty is
respectful of the master
Bridget and Doalty: Act 3
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
73 Stage “Bridget and Doalty enter, sacks over their heads against the rain. They are self-consciously -Sheltered from conflict, trying to block CC
Direction noisier, more ebullient, more garrulous than ever…” out ensuing ‘battle’, selfless servitude
73 Doalty “You’re missing the crack, boys!” -Trying to be optimistic in dire
circumstance
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
10 Stage “Doalty and Bridget enter noisily.” -Loud, fun-loving people
Direction
10 Stage “Doalty is brandishing a surveyor’s pole. He is an open-minded, open-hearted, generous and -Simple man who is accepting and kind
Direction slightly thick young man.” -Standard Irish man (prop)
10 Stage “Bridget is a plump, fresh young girl, ready to laugh, vain and with a countrywoman’s -local knowledge and wisdom
Direction instinctive cunning.” -loud and fun loving
10/11 Doalty “Vesperal salutations to you all…Question A- Am I drunk? Question B- Am I sober?” -Comic relief LIC
-Mimic Hugh revealing negative
attributes
11 Doalty “Every time they’d stick one of these poles into the ground and move across the bog, I’d -Anti-British action-moves boundary CC, P
creep up and shift it…” -Childish prank
12 Stage “Immediately he speaks in gibberish-an imitation of two very agitated and confused sappers.” -View of English as irrelevant, stupid CC,P
direction and comical
12 Doalty “Wouldn’t that make a great aul shaft for your turn.” -Childish innuendo shows comical side LMC, LIC
14 Doalty “Be God that’s my territory all right.” -Sarcastic mocking of Jimmy’s isolation LMC
15 Doalty “Would you listen to that fella! Too lazy be Jasus to wash himself and he’s lecturing me on -Disregarding of Jimmy in matters of LIC
agriculture! Would you go take a running race at yourself….” agriculture showing his own expertise
that he is not ‘thick’ on
15 Doalty/Stage “Haven’t seen them. Not about these days…Doalty begins whistling through his teeth.” -Nervous coverup of location CC, P
Direction
17 Bridget “The sweet smell was everywhere.” -Superstition prevalent
18 Doalty “That’s what the smell is- rotting stalks…St. Colmiclle prophesied there’d never be blight -Religious superstition, duality to
here.” character optimist/pessimist constantly
shifting
22 Bridget “They’re probably at the turf.” -Continued cover up for DTs CC, P
30 Doalty “Right, Master; certainly, Master; I’m doing my best answer.” -Despite mocking Hugh, Doalty is
respectful of the master
Bridget and Doalty: Act 3
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
73 Stage “Bridget and Doalty enter, sacks over their heads against the rain. They are self-consciously -Sheltered from conflict, trying to block CC
Direction noisier, more ebullient, more garrulous than ever…” out ensuing ‘battle’, selfless servitude
73 Doalty “You’re missing the crack, boys!” -Trying to be optimistic in dire
circumstance
