How is the tragedy developed and presented?.
At first sight "Juno and the Paycock" looks rather the conventional "naturalist" family drama of drunkenness and defeat. At a second look it is indeed this but in a sinister, tragic and comic way. "An unwillingness to face reality and grapple with it ". This is really what leads to the tragic consequences. .
In terms of tragedy, this play is built up just as one should be. It has the five key specifications for a traditional tragedy: - Firstly The change in Status Quo comes at the end of the first scene where the family thinks that they are going to receive a large amount of money through inheritance which changes there lives and the way they live. Secondly Hubris, which can be predominantly seen in the male characters, Boyle and Johnny in particular. Thirdly self-recognition, which comes late in the play in the penultimate scene where Juno realises that she, should have realised her son's problems before his death. "Why didn't I remember that then he wasn't a Diehard or a Stater, but only my poor dead son". Unfortunately for Johnny and Juno, Juno realises too late. Fourthly reconciliation, which also comes in the penultimate scene but this time it is shown by Mary to Juno where Mary she wraps her arms around her mother on pg 70. In the way of Catharsis, we are left with the feeling that a lot of wrong has gone on but the play ends in the best possible way given the circumstances. This is that Juno and Mary go off and leave Boyle to raise the baby with "What's better than a mother and a father- Two Mothers".
Many have commented that it is the men in the play that bring about the tragedy. I believe this is true. "Throughout the play Boyle thinks of nothing but himself". This is typical of Boyle's character. It is through Boyle's naivety, stubbornness, laziness and drunkenness (most of the time) that the Irish family is in the state that they are. It would seem that he is content to stop the family from having any money, and his laziness stops him from going and getting a job.
In the eastern zone, British and Canadians landed on Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches. ... The beaches chosen for the landings stretched from the southeastern edge of the Continent peninsula, with the British and Canadians taking the eastern beaches (Juno, Sword, and Gold) and the Americans taking the western beaches (Utah and Omaha). ... Juno Beach was were the Canadian forces landed. ...
Juno harbors an immense hatred of the Trojans. ... We can know see that one of Aeneas' archenemies is going to be the Goddess Juno. To have a Goddess as powerful as Juno against you could prove to be very unlucky if you didn't have a Goddess as mother on your side. ... Jupiter replies by reiterating Aeneas' destiny and that it will not be effected by the efforts of Juno. ... We have Venus versus Juno, with Jupiter acting as a buffer between the two. ...
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Aeneas' perseverance over the vengeance of Juno and Dido truly proves his undaunting heroism. Juno's rage runs deep and she desperately desires to see Aeneas fail. ... Juno's desire for Aeneas to fail stems from her hatred of the Troy and its citizens. ... When Dido finds out of Aeneas' plans to leave Carthage, she exacts revenge of her own: Dido's desire for revenge is very similar to Juno's. ...
Malinowski said, "Man creates myths when he reaches a frontier that man cannot explain logically." I agree with Malinowski. When man cannot scientifically or logically explain something man creates a theory or a myth of why or how something happens. In Bulfinch's Mythologies the myths, created by...
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The women of Troy, tricked by Juno, set the ships on fire. ... Juno, the wife of Aeneas is bitterly opposed to it, due to a slight she received at the hand, or rather the mouth, of a Trojan. The gods of the ancient world tend to hold grudges, and Juno is no exception. ... The end of the battle is near, and Juno, despite the knowledge of the outcome, is determined that the Trojans will suffer. ... Juno again plots against them, but the Fate will not be stayed, and the duel commences. ...