The Shadow of a Gunman (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sean O'Casey
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: May, 1920
- Setting: Dublin
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Values, Revolutions, Poetry or poets, 1920’s, Duty, Idealism, Ireland or Irish people, Impostors or imposture
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
Characters Discussed
Donal Davoren, an aspiring poet who shares a tenement room with Mr. Shields. He is a man of about thirty with a strong romantic streak. Davoren evinces a mixture of weakness and strength. When a rumor begins that he is a “gunman” on the Republican side of the civil war, Davoren proves susceptible to the admiration and flattery that his new reputation brings him. This seemingly innocent deception is the foundation of his romance with Minnie Powell. When it threatens to bear serious consequences and the British authorities appear, Davoren weakens and...
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