Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

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  Discuss the relationship between individual and collective memory in Dancing at Lughnasa.
  Brian Friel frames the play through monologues by one character, Michael, who reveals his childhood memories from 1930s small-town Ireland. Music and dancing provide the organizing principle for...

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  What is Gerry Evans' role in Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel?
  Gerry Evans is Michael's father and the off-and-on lover of Michael's mother, Chris Mundy. Dabbling unsuccessfully in various occupations (he's a gramophone salesman with aspirations of fighting in...

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  What atmosphere is created by the opening tableaux and monologue in Dancing at Lughnasa?
  The atmosphere is one of nostalgia and tragedy. Although the play opens with a seemingly heart-warming family scene, Michael quickly explains in the opening monologue that within a year, Uncle Jack...

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  To what extent do you feel Rose is isolated from the rest of the family in Dancing at Lughnasa?
  A part of Rose's isolation from the family is her mental condition. She perceives life differently and this creates a fundamental barrier between herself that the rest of the family. Her "simple"...

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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?
  In Brian Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa, Jack is an Irish priest who has served for many years as a missionary in Africa, working at a leper colony in Uganda. The most important thing to remember...

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  Why was Christianity so roundly criticised in the Enlightenment ?
  During the Enlightenment, Monarchs across Western Europe espoused that they were obeying direct orders from God. The so-called divine right of kings justified the king's absolute authority in all...

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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.
  The Mundy sisters are key characters in Dancing At Lughnasa. The five Mundy sisters, Christina, Rosie, Kate, Agnes, and Maggie, all live in a cottage near Ballybeg, in Donegal County. The play is...

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