Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World

Write a 1-2 paragraph response to Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World, Acts I-II in which you focus on some aspect of the play and make an interpretive claim about it. It may be a character’s actions or words, a tradition or other aspect of Irish culture in the early 20th century or some other observation that intrigues you. You may want to quote briefly from the play to provide textual evidence of your claim and explain that evidence.

Acts I-II of Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World can be found on Google.