Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The curtain falls on Ballybegh
Hi everyone.
I am eager to hear your comments about the end of the play. Do you think that the play offers an essentially optimistic message, or is it entirely pessimistic?
Are you left with unanswered questions? Do you think that people are destined to remain outsiders to new cultures?
Thanks,
Olivier
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I think it is a pessimistic end since all the army is now in the country and it is now an obligation to say the places' names in English. Lancey seems to be very authoritarian and everybody has to listen to him. I think that the Irishes will be able to adapt theirselves to English and all, but it won't be easy and they might be outsiders at the begining.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am not sure to understand what happened to George, did Manus killed him or something and now he has to disappear ? Also, what is going on with the fire and the tents ? I'm a bit confused.
I think the end of the play is pessimistic because the Irish are still under the authority of the English and because they are threatened by Lancey who says they will be deported if he doesnt find George. They have no freedom.
ReplyDeleteI also think they will adapt theirselves to the new culture but it won't be in harmony with their own, so they will loose a part of their identity.
I think aswell that the end is pessimistic. Nothing goes better for Ireland, the situation got worse. It's now an obligation to speak english and say the name of the places the way they were changed. People will always be outsiders to new cultures but once they're in, they can be part of the developtment of this culture.
ReplyDeletePessimistic: the Irish must speak English, Irish will be forgotten because I think it'll be very hard for them to adapt to the English culture and language: I'm kind of sad for them, it must be terrible to have that piece of identity be taken away from them like that: I wouldn't like it; names are an important part of identity and so is the language (or languages) you speak. And I think that people are not destined to stay strangers to new culture: there is a lot of work to do to adapt to them, but it's possible to do so. After all, adaptation is a necessity of survival!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll go with the others !! The end is really pessimistic, they are assimilated and have to talk and live in the english language. They are threatened like slaves, because the english guy said there will be terrible consequences for them. I'm a little confused too, because the end is not clear. I think, that Manus killed Yolland because he took his beloved woman. If it's not the case, well the english has no right to tell them that if he doesn't find the lieutenant, they will be deported and will kill the animals. May be the irishs don't even where George is...
ReplyDeleteI think the play is showing a good perception of forced assimilation in many society in the world ,but i also think it was brought in a comfussing way .Like i didn't understand the disparition of Yolland or the truth about why Manus left,but other than that it was good .espacally how they showed the language barrier between the English and irish caracteres.
ReplyDeleteYes the end is really pessimist, not only in the way that people are forced to learn a new language, but also the way the the anglophones turn against them. So yes they'll always be outsiders I think. Even if you work really hard, personally I think you will never be 100% one of them.
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