Sean o Casey
 Why do you think Sean O Casey included these
objects on the stage?
 What are your initial impressions of this house
 Think of ten words that
would describe Donal
Davoren
 Draw a mind map of
 Think of ten words that
would describe Seamus
Shields
 Draw a mind map of
these words in your copy
these words in your copy
 Pick three of these words
 Pick three of these words
and write one reason for
your choice of each
and write one reason for
your choice of each
 Seanus: “Oh Kathleen Ni Houlihain, your way’s a thorny
way” (p.14)
 Seumas: “I rejoice in the vindication of the Church and
Truth” (p.7_)
 “ Now after all me work for Dark Rosaleen, the only answer
you can get from a roarin’ Republican to a simple question
is ‘goodbye...ee’”(p.9)
 Minnie: “But I know what you mean: it’s time to give up the
writin’ and take to the gun.” (p.16)
 Davoren: What am I?
 Minnie: (in whisper) A gunman on the run!
 Davoren (too pleased to deny it) Maybe I am, and
maybe I’m not.
 Why do you think Minnie whispers?
 Why doesn’t Davoren deny that he is a gunman on the
run?
 Why do you think Minnie finds Davoren interesting?
 In pairs, discuss what the local residents think of
Donal Davoren.
 Think of Minnie Powell, Tommy Owens and the
Gallaghers.
 Make one point about what each of them think
 Write a scene where they talk about Donal Davoren
without him knowing ( brainstorm).
 Mrs Henderson: For to be wise is to be a fool, an’ to a
fool is to be wise.
 Mr Gallogher: (with deprecating tolerance) Oh, Mrs
Henderson, that’s a parrotox.
 Do yopu think there is any truth in what mrs
Henderson says?
 Can you think of an example of this from your own
life?
 Maguire, who dropped off the bag earlier, has been
killed in the ambush at Knocksedan.
 What thoughts might come into Davoren’s head at this
stage?
 Davoren: “And what danger can there be in being the
shadow of a gunman?”
 Why do you think Davoren describes himself as a
shadow?
 Do you think there is any danger in pretending?
 Brainstorm moments of pretending and deception.
 Mind map an outline of a story based on pretending
 Write a short story on the idea of pretending.
 What news makes Davoren become more nervous?
 What did Tommy Owens say in The Blue Lion?
 Why do you think Tommy Owens was saying these
things?
 Draw a mind map of
words describing Minnie
Powell.
 Write a Q & A interview
with Minnie after she
takes the bombs
 Draw a mind map
describing the feelings in
the house towards the
Auxiliaries.
 Write a Q & A with an
Auxiliary
 Include haw he feels
about Ireland, the
people, his job.
 Davoren: if they coma across the bombs I hope to God
Minnie says nothin’(p.57)
 Shields: Holy Saint Anthony grant that she’ll keep her
mouth shut.
 What do you think of Seamus and Donal in this scene?
 What do you think is going to happen next? (one
paragraph)
 Write a newspaper article about the death of Minnie
Powell.
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