summer course 2010
Themes in
“ R i d e r s t o t h e sea ” by
1.Hind Al-Amri.
2.Nawal Al-Mewallad.
3. Mona Al-Motairy.
4.Amani Al-Aied.

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The violent and roaring sea
Loss and death.
Lamentation for a thing that’s done.
Satisfaction.

Riders to the Sea brings out the utter tragedy of humanity, pitted against the violent force of a raging sea. It is both provider and destroyer; it provides life, connection with the mainland, but it takes life.

The power of the sea is the main theme of the play: it is both provider and destroyer; it provides life, connection with the mainland, but it takes life.

Both pieces deal with the theme of loss.
Riders to the Sea tells the story of an impoverished Irish fishing family and their grief over losing the last of their men to the cruel ocean that ironically also sustains them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.unibielefeld.de/lili/personen/fleischmann/archsuse03/notesir l6onsynge.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/riders-to-the-sea-opera http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Theme_of_riders_to_the_sea

No one can live forever in this world & everyone meant to die so we should believe in God's fate and be ready face it one day.