Short Plays by J. M. Synge · tale.fyi

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Short Plays

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In the Shadow of the Glen

A Play in One Act

Persons in the Play

Dan Burke, farmer and herd
Nora Burke, his wife
Micheal Dara, a young herd
A Tramp

Scene: The last cottage at the head of a long glen in County Wicklow.

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More by J. M. Synge

The Playboy of the Western World
You get sharp, earthy comedy and wonderfully musical speech in the company of Christy Mahon, whose sudden celebrity in a remote Mayo pub exposes how badly people want a thrilling story. It’s brief, strange, and knowingly provocative, though its rough humor and shifting loyalties can catch you off guard.
The Well of the Saints
Two blind beggars, Martin and Mary Doul, get their sight back and quickly wish they hadn't, and Synge lets that cruel joke turn tender by the end. Short, salty Irish dialogue that reads best aloud, and kinder to illusion than you'd expect.

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Short Plays by J. M. Synge. The text is in the US public domain, from the Standard Ebooks edition. Served from our own copy; read on their site for the full edition with images and typography.