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Juno And the Paycock by Seán O'Casey, Seán O'Casey, William-Alan Landes

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cafe_con_cass's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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4.0

This was a good time for me to read this play. I have been learning Irish on Duolingo since the start of the year, and this play felt like adding a little culture and history to my studies. I have a little Irish ancestry, but I don’t know that I really heard any stories passed down from Ireland.

The tragedies in this play feel like they might all have happened with or without the primary trigger, but the main cause definitely caused everything to happen faster and to happen all at once. The money issues would have definitely returned before too long, regardless of any income.

I’m not sure what to think of Jack. He definitely seems to have checked out, but we don’t really get to see how that happened. I feel so bad for Mary. Especially since much of the problem isn’t the same in our culture, now.

I’m planning to read some more of O’Casey’s plays. Probably even soon.

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4.0

Sean O'Casey's famous play deals with poverty, civil war, and family ties. It kind of reminds me of an Irish version of "a Raisin in the Sun," even though it was written first.