Riders to the Sea

Riders to the Sea PowerPoint Presenation

1. RIDERS TO THE SEA John Millington Synge

2. Edward John Millington Synge Born – 1871 Irish dramatist At 18, lost religious faith Became agnostic Died - 1909 Age - 38

3. Works NOVELS In the shadow of the Glen -1903 Riders to the Sea - 1904 The playboy of the western world – 1907 POEM Poems and translations – 1909 PROSE The Aran Island – 1907

4. Background of the play First performed- February 25, 1904-Molesworth Hall, Dublin. A one-act tragedy Set- Aran Islands The poetic dialogue of rural Ireland Based not- traditional conflicts. But cruelty of the sea.

5. The Aran Islands

6. The Aran Island

7. H ouses In Aran Island

8. Fishing Boats - Irishmen

9. Men and Boys of The Aran Islands

10. Girls at The Water Edge

11. Pigs are in Aran Island

12. Gathering turf on Aran Islands

13. Characters Maurya Cathleen & Nora Bartley Deceased Sons – Shawn, Sheamus , Stephen, Patch, Michael. The Young Priest Townspeople

14. Opening Scene Set- Cottage Kitchen Oil-Skins , White Boards, Spinning Wheel Cathleen spins wheel Nora brought Bundle Given by Young Priest Drowned man’s Shirt and Stockings

15. Nora and Cathleen try to open the bundle

16. Maurya comes out Hide the bundle in Turf-loft For Making bread for Bartley Maurya : Bartley do not go, Priest will stop Nora: Priest permitted . Maurya’s Arrival

17. Bartley entered – asked New Rope - Connemara. Maurya d enies- If Michael body found- need rope - down the white Boards Bartley: No way- Already perished up in sea. Bartley’s Arrival

18. Maurya denies to give the rope

19. Galway Fair Galway fair No boats - Two weeks or beyond Sell Sheep and Pig – Cath Maurya : She doesn’t know. How will we live?- If you dead. Bartley: will be back 2 or 3 days

20. Galway

21. Coast Near Galway

22. The Love Maurya : “This night I’ll have no son”, God save him. Cath scold her- She didn’t bless - Forget bread. Goes hurry with bread to catch him. Unsteadily – Nora gives stick - Connemara by Michael. Maurya : Elders leave things for Younger. Here Younger leave things for Elder.

23. Cathleen scolds Maurya

24. Michael’s Body Perished Mother left Both open bundle- find Shirt- try to compare other shirt But Bartley wore Find Stockings Nora found 3 score stitches Both decided and cry - These are Michael’s.

25. Cathleen and Nora found that the dress belonged to Michael

26. Michael’s Ghost Maurya c omes with Bread T hey hide bundle Cath : Didn’t you see him? Maurya : I Missed and saw a fear fullest thing Michael- who wears fine clothes and new shoes Cath denied Maurya - Worry

27. Cathleen and Nora console Maurya

28. Maurya Decided Maurya – “Bartley will be lost now” Make coffin for me. I wont live after this. Lost husband father-in-law, six sons No one can live 9 days in the sea.

29. Michael and Bartley’s Death Cath gives Michael’s clothes to Maurya Old woman enters and says “Bartley is dead” Cath asked, “In what way he died” Old woman says, ”Gray Pony washed out”

30. Cathleen gives Michael’s bundle

31. Maurya’s Lamentation All kneel down before table before Bartley’s body. Maurya laments, “I don’t cry and pray” “I will have great rest” She kneels down and says prayers.

32. All kneel down before Bartley’s body

33. Holy Water Maurya stands and spreads pieces of Michael’s clothes besides Bartley’s body Sprinkled last drop of holy water.

34. Final note of Maurya Michael is got clean burial in sea by God’s grace. Make fine coffin and deep grave for B artley. “What more can we want than that?” No man can be living for ever, and we must be satisfied .

35. Maurya Kneels Down and Pray

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