Characters
Name 4 male characters in the play
Liam Scuab
Seán Dóta
Mike Glavin
Thomasheen etc.
What county is Sive set in?
Kerry
When I was her age in my fathers house I worked from dawn till dusk to put aside my fortune.
Mena
Why do you think JBK decided to end the play as he did?
string impact / get his point across in an impactful way etc.
In what decade did these conservative attitudes the strongest?
1950s
Name 3 people in the play that are related to Sive
Nanna
Mike
Liam
Due to the poor economy of the 1950s, Sive is being pressured to marry for money. What other choice did people make at this time to survive the harsh economic conditions?
emigration
“Given for Sive but the two of us know that Mena will have £40 out of the £50 for herself.”
Thomasheen when he and Mena make the plan
John B. Keane mixes some Irish into his writing - what do we call writing or speech that mixes Irish and English together?
Hiberno-English
After the Civil War, 2 main political parties emerged - what were they?
Cumann na nGaedhael and Fianna Fáil
How does Thomasheen ensure that Liam Scuab's selfless offers and escape letters never reach Sive?
He burns the letter
What is are two reasons Mena tries to use to justify marrying Sive off?
She thinks she should be out trying to earn money just like she was when she was younger
Sive is illegitimate
“He was no father. He had no name. You have no name. You will have no name till you take a husband.”
Mena when Sive asks about her father
What is John B. Keane's message about money and greed?
that it can corrupt people's humanity
Which Taoiseach brought in a policy of protectionism that limited Ireland's trade with other countries?
Name 2 things that Liam does to try to save Sive
makes a secret plan to sneak Sive out of the house in the middle of the night
What would have been the main way of making money in this place at the time?
farming
“Do not give her to that rotting old man with his gloating eyes and trembling hands.”
Liam Scuab - when pleading with Mike and Mena
How does Keane highlight the total erasure of a young woman's autonomy by the surrounding community?
the other characters argue about what should happen mostly / Sive's dialogue is less frequent etc. etc.
Which Taoiseach made changes like introducing free trade with other countries that brought Ireland into a more progressive form?
Seán Lemass
Name 2 ways that Mike Glavin fails as a father figure
doesn't stand up to Mena
lets his resentment of Liam's family distract him from the immorality of forcing Sive to marry Seán Dóta
Why can the Traveller characters defy the social norms and be outspoken about their opinions?
they are already rejected by society
“ The poor child is nearly out of
her mind these past weeks.”
Nanna to Pats Bocock
How does the playwright portray religion?
a negative force that controls rather than encourages people towards moral actions
Name 3 laws that changed in the the 1970s and 80s for women, which allowed them more freedom
Marriage Bar
Contraception
Unequal Pay