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DRAMA II

MODERN DRAMA

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Sean O’Casey was <i>_{born in 1818}</i> and <i>_died in</i>

<i>1964</i>. The play has been written on the

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Irish Civil War

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Jingois m 

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flag waving

“an appeal

intended to

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J ingoism (Denotation)

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 Jingois m is extreme patriotism in the form of
aggressive foreign policy. In practice, it is a

country's advocacy of the use of threats or actual

force against other countries in order to safeguard
what it perceives as its national interests.

Colloquially, it refers to excessive bias in judging
one's own country as superior to others—an

extreme type of nationalism.

 The term originated in Britain, expressing a

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WWI – Irish War

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 Main Ireland got independence after the <i>Firs t </i>
<i>World War</i>

 Ireland is divided into Southern and Northern
Ireland.

 <i>Northern Ireland is  now called Uls ter</i>. The

people of main Ireland are Roman Catholic. The
majority of Ulster is Anglican. So there is political
and religious problem.

 (i)Either to unite with main Ireland
OR

(ii)To unite with England

OR

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The Play and it’s Social

Significance

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<i>Juno and the Paycock</i>

• The paycock, or peacock represents the chaos

that J uno endures during the play.

• In mythology, the name J uno is the Roman

name for Hera, the goddess of marriage, and
the peacock is her symbol.

• The Boyle family:

- a working class family in their attempt to
escape their dilemmas

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<i>Women in Juno and the Paycock  </i>

J uno Boyle

- Breadwinner

- Realist in the family

- Showing her strength in adversity

Mary Boyle

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<i>Men in Juno and the Paycock  </i>

J ack Boyle

-

Idleness, a real cripple in life

“

Mary is always readin

’

lately

–

nothing

but trash, too..

”

(440)

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<i>Men in Juno and the Paycock</i>

Jack Boyle

-

Self-deception, talking with a

commanding and complacent gesture

e.g.

“

Chselurs don

’

t care a damn now

about their parents, they

’

re bringin

’

their fathers

’

gray hairs down with

sorra to the grave, an

’

laughin

’

at it,

laughin

’

at it.

”

(440)

e.g.

“

Captain

’

s able to take care of

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<i>Men in Juno and the Paycock</i>

Johnny Boyle

- Suffering from his

betrayal to his
comrade

- Showing no sympathy

to his sister

Joxer Daly

- Parasite

- Crawler

Jerry Devine 

- J udging love from

material things

- Turing his back on

Mary when knowing

she’s having Bentham’s
baby

Charlie Bentham

- Bring fantasy and

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<i>Mothers  in Juno and the Paycock  </i>

while facing the death of their sons:

 Mrs . Tancred   - despairing and anticipates her
own death

“O Blessed Virgin where were you when me
darlin’ son was riddled with bullets,…” (449)

 Juno Boyle    - hardy and resolute

“Ah, what can God do agen the stupidity o’ men!”

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1. Plot overview

Boyle’s Family…

 Boyle is a useless and irresponsible drunkard who
shuns the reality of work at every stage in the

play, and spends his time in the pub drinking with
his friend J oxer Daly.

 The Boyles have two children Johnny and Mary.
 Johnny is a sickly individual who has been

involved in the Republican movement but he
ended up betraying a comrade by the name of

Tancred. J ohnny spends his days locked up in the
house fearful of his life.

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1. Plot overview

 J uno’s daughter Mary is deeply concerned

about appearances.

 She is a shallow character who seems to

judge people and things from the outside.

 When we meet her at the beginning of the

play, we learn she is on strike because of the
dismissal of a young girl called J enny Claffey.
Yet we are told from J uno how Mary never

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1. Plot overview

 The family is told that they will inherit money

from a distant relative who has died.

 Bentham is the solicitor who informs them of

this fact.

 He begins to have a relationship with Mary

and she becomes pregnant.

 Bentham shortly after this abandons her.
 The Boyles begin to borrow money and

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1. Plot overview

 The legacy never materializes, and the Boyles

are forced to return the borrowed goods.

 J ohnny is dragged off to be shot for the

betrayal of Tancred.

 J uno finally realizes that Boyle will never take

on his responsibilities as father and

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