PLAYS BY JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE
1. Riders to the Sea:
A. “Riders to the Sea is pathetic but not tragic.” Discuss.
B. “In spite of its apparent simplicity, Riders to the Sea is a very carefully constructed play.” Discuss.
2. The Playboy of the Western World:
A. “Extravagant comedy”, “farce”, “satire”, “tragedy”…..all these labels have been applied to The Playboy of the Western World. Is any one of them really apt?
B. “Picturesque, poetical, fantastical, a masterpiece of style and of music, the supreme work of our dialect theatre.” (Yeats). Consider the justice of this claim in relation to The Playboy.