Sive by John B. Keane
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Sean Dota Visits Sive
Later that night, Sive is doing her schoolwork in the house, while Mena is washing a shirt and Mike is stitching. There is a knock on the door and we see that Thomasheen and Sean Dota have come to visit. The stage directions tell us that Sean Dota, ‘looks for a moment gloatingly at Sive,’ Read More …
Liam Scuab Comes to Visit
After Mena and Mike leave the stage in a hurry, Nanna is seen on stage alone, smoking her pipe, which she has to hide from Mena. While alone, a man named Liam Scuab enters. He is described as ‘good looking and manly.’ He tells us that he saw Thomasheen running away from the house and Read More …
Sive-Mena Proposes the Match to Mike
Mike enters and tells Mena about the good day he had at the fair and we can see that their fortunes have improved in recent times and that business is good. However, when Mike says, ‘money is the best friend a man ever had, ‘ the audience would be aware of the danger of the Read More …
Sive-Scene Summaries and Sample Answers
Act 1, Scene 1 (Introduction to Sive, Mena and Nanna) Act 1, Scene 1 (Thomasheen comes to visit) Act 1, Scene 1(Mena Proposes the Match to Mike) Act 1, Scene 1 (Liam Comes to Visit Sive) Act 1, Scene 2 (Sean Dota Visits Sive) Act 1 Scene 3 (Mena and Thomasheen Threaten Nanna) Act 1, Read More …
Philadelphia Here I Come: Sample Answer
Would you like to live in the world of ‘Philadelphia Here I Come?’ Explain your answer with relevant reference to the text. Why I would not like to live in the world of Philadelphia Here I Come. There are a number of reasons why I would not like to live in the world of the Read More …
King Lear: Act 1 Scene 5 Summary and Questions
Lear sends Kent with a letter to Gloucester and tells him to be quick or he will be there before the letter. The fool continues to tell Lear about the mistakes he has made and tells him that Regan is as bad if not worse than Goneril. At the end of the short scene, Lear Read More …
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