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Month: March 2024

Act 2, Scene 2-Sive is Missing

March 7, 2024 by enda84mac

Mena emerges from the room in hysterics, shouting that Sive is gone. “There’s a bundle of clothes under the quilt where she should be lying. She’s after stealing away on us!” She tells them that she has taken nothing, not even shoes for her feet. They go to check Nanna’s room to see if she … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Cultural Context, John B. Keane, Leaving Cert English, Literary Genre, Sive, Theme

Act 2, Scene 2-Sean Dota Visits

March 7, 2024 by enda84mac

Mena arrives with her hands full, with Sive following, wearing new clothes and high heels. Mike and Thomasheen go out and bring in the rest of the shopping. They bring in a crate of stout and open a bottle each. Sive is clearly conscious of her new clothes and is happy to swap her high … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Cultural Context, John B. Keane, Leaving Cert English, Literary Genre, Sive

Act 2, Scene 2-Nanna Gives the Letter to Mike

March 4, 2024 by enda84mac

Mike quizzes Nanna on why Pats was in the house, but she replies, “Must a mother answer to her only son? Is there no respect for old people?” Mike is exasperated and says that it is hard trying to be a good son and a good husband, showing the difficulty he faces in trying to … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Cultural Context, John B. Keane, Literary Genre, Sive, Social Setting, Theme

Act 2 Scene 2-Nanna and Pats come up with a plan.

March 2, 2024 by enda84mac

Two weeks have passed since the end of the last scene and we see Nanna alone on stage as there is a knock on the door. Pats enters and says that he has been waiting for the past hour to get Nanna alone in the house. Nanna tells him that Sive has gone to town … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Cultural Context, Literary Genre, Sive, Social Class
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