Riders to the Sea
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A bundle of clothing brings troubling news into a cottage on an island off Ireland's west coast. Cathleen and Nora examine a shirt and stocking recovered from a drowned man, searching for signs that they belonged to their brother Michael. Their mother, Maurya, is already anxious about the sea, while her son Bartley prepares to take horses to a fair despite the rising wind.
J. M. Synge builds this one-act tragedy from domestic work, urgent conversation and the small objects through which a family recognises loss. Baking, spinning, rope and knitted stitches make the household tangible as fear presses against its ordinary routines. The speech carries the rhythms of island life, with prayers and practical concerns closely joined.
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Book facts
- Author
- J. M. Synge
- Reading time
- About 20 minutes
- Pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Theater
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online