Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa Questions and Answers

What is Gerry Evans' role in Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel?

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In Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, how is the relationship between memory and history depicted? What are examples of this theme?

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Brian Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa confirms the limited opportunities available to Irish women during the first half of the twentieth century. Discuss the depiction of women and their lives in the play.

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“Their lives are of secret longings and shattered dreams.” Discuss this statement in reference to only two of the Mundy sisters.

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To what extent do you feel Rose is isolated from the rest of the family in Dancing at Lughnasa?

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In Brian Friel's play Dancing at Lughnasa, what are the most important points to remember about Jack's experience with African culture?

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In what ways does Brian Friel turn his focus in Dancing at Lughnasa away from language towards “expressions that are … non-linguistic or more than linguistic”?

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Why was Christianity so roundly criticised in the Enlightenment ?

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What atmosphere is created by the opening tableaux and monologue in Dancing at Lughnasa?

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Discuss the relationship between individual and collective memory in Dancing at Lughnasa.

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