Donnelly Twins: Act 1
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
15 Manus/ “Are the Donnelly twins not coming anymore?... Doalty shrugs and turns -Fear and denial
Stage away” -Awkward tension
Direction -Paramilitary like
15 Stage “Doalty begins whistling through his teeth. Suddenly the atmosphere is silent and -Awkward silence as no one wishes to be punished as CC
Direction alert.” being a tout
-Fear prevalent through Doalty distracting himself
15 Manus “Where are they then?” -Mysterious menace CC
15 Doalty “How would I know?” -Fear of disclosure, tout, paramilitary CC
15 Bridget “They’re probably at the turf…There’s the one and eight I owe you…” -Quick covering up of topic
-no proper disclosure of location due to fear
-Rapid change of subject
22 Bridget “Two of the soldiers’ horses were found last night at the foot of the cliff.” -Suggested action of Donnelly Twins CC
Donnelly Twins: Act 2
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
44 Owen ” Who? ...Best fishermen about here…” -Disassociation CC, LIC
-Despite being absent for many years still understands
fear and covers up to English
Donnelly Twins: Act 3
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
75 Doalty “If you want to know about Yolland, ask the Donnelly Twins...Silence.” -Ominous hint of paramilitary activity to oppose CC
colonialism.
-The Missing
76 Doalty “Didn’t see them if they were. (Begins whistling through his teeth.)” -Denial of this fact distancing himself from the activity of CC
murder
-Reference back to previous awkward denial
84 Doalty “If we knew how to defend ourselves… The Donnelly twins know how.” -Sense of a war brewing CC
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
15 Manus/ “Are the Donnelly twins not coming anymore?... Doalty shrugs and turns -Fear and denial
Stage away” -Awkward tension
Direction -Paramilitary like
15 Stage “Doalty begins whistling through his teeth. Suddenly the atmosphere is silent and -Awkward silence as no one wishes to be punished as CC
Direction alert.” being a tout
-Fear prevalent through Doalty distracting himself
15 Manus “Where are they then?” -Mysterious menace CC
15 Doalty “How would I know?” -Fear of disclosure, tout, paramilitary CC
15 Bridget “They’re probably at the turf…There’s the one and eight I owe you…” -Quick covering up of topic
-no proper disclosure of location due to fear
-Rapid change of subject
22 Bridget “Two of the soldiers’ horses were found last night at the foot of the cliff.” -Suggested action of Donnelly Twins CC
Donnelly Twins: Act 2
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
44 Owen ” Who? ...Best fishermen about here…” -Disassociation CC, LIC
-Despite being absent for many years still understands
fear and covers up to English
Donnelly Twins: Act 3
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
75 Doalty “If you want to know about Yolland, ask the Donnelly Twins...Silence.” -Ominous hint of paramilitary activity to oppose CC
colonialism.
-The Missing
76 Doalty “Didn’t see them if they were. (Begins whistling through his teeth.)” -Denial of this fact distancing himself from the activity of CC
murder
-Reference back to previous awkward denial
84 Doalty “If we knew how to defend ourselves… The Donnelly twins know how.” -Sense of a war brewing CC
