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O'Neill-"the schemer, the leader, the liar, the patriot, the statesment, the lecher, the drunk, the soured, bitter emigre"-Act 2 Scene 2
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Lombard's novel should show all sides of O'Neill- remaining truthful to his journey through life- History vs Truth
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Lombard- "a national hero"
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Lombard wishes to fabricate O'Neill's rise and fall so that only the good parts are included in the novel- is history objective?-Truth vs History
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O'Neill'-"fashioned and explored"
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O'Neill description of his childhood in England- recognises the factt that Sir Henry was influencing him- relative to Friel's viewpoint of history in the distortion of history- Manipulated
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Examples of dichotamies
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Truth vs Fact
Pastoral vs Husbandry- "neglect of the land" Civilisation vs Savagery -"savage people who refuse to cultivate the land |
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O'Neill- "trivial hurt"- "wheat and barley- hurt at Sir Henry announcing his friend Andrew's thoughts
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O'Neill dual loyalty- chieftain and earl- English vs Irish
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Dramatic technique- placing of Mable's death and loss of the Battle of Kinsale
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A deviation from the original historical sequencing- Mable died before the battle- Mable for symbolic for the uniting of the English- her death represents its impossibility- subjective nature- non-chronological-untrustworthy
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Furnishing reflects O'Neill's isolation- before and after Mable's arrival
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Before-"scantily furnished"
During-"more colorful and more comfortable" After Death-similar isolation Felt most at home with Mable? |
