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Character Study for Sarah from Brian Friel's Translations
Character Study for Sarah from Brian Friel's Translations All Acts and Themes
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Sarah Act 1Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
1 Stage Direction “Sarah’s speech defect is so bad that all her life she has been considered locally -Unable to communicate LCM, LIC
to be dumb and she has accepted this: -Pathos at acceptance
1 Stage Direction when she wishes to communicate, she grunts and makes unintelligible nasal -Animalistic appearance
sounds.
1 Stage Direction She has a waiflike appearance and could be an age from seventeen to thirty-five.” -waiflike- mythical, fairy, delicate
-Ageless- symbolic of Mother Ireland herself
2 Stage Direction “Sarah shakes her head vigorously and stubbornly…” --No confidence LCM
-Hindered by defect
-still able to communicate
3 Stage “Sarah pauses. Then in a rush…My name is Sarah” -Overcomes anxiety and defect to say her name. LIC
Direction/Sarah
7 Stage Direction “Sarah…produces a bunch of flowers…Manus…kisses the top of her head.” -Love for Manus
-Embarrassed by feelings
-Manus makes a platonic relationship by only kissing her
head, annoying Sarah.
6 Stage Direction “She mimes rocking a baby…she mimes pouring drinks and tossing them back -Understands exactly what’s going on LMC, LIC
quickly.” -Has her own language and clear way to communicate
Hugh doesn’t -Intentional to show perceived dumbness
question Sarah
29 Sarah “My name is Sarah…Sarah John Sally.” -Knows who she is, juxtaposition to Owen LIC
30 Stage “Sarah, very elated at her success…I said it, Manus! …Manus ignores -SD+! show joy LIC
Directions Sarah…Sarah Moves away.” -annoyed at Manus for no reward or recognition of
success
Sarah: Act 2
Page Speaker Quote Analysis Theme
67 Stage “Suddenly they kiss. Sarah enters. She sees them. She stands shocked, staring at -Clever to take advantage
Direction/ them. Her mouth works… Manus… Manus!” -Irony that her mouth works- Power of love?
Sarah
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