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'Words are signals, counters. They are not immortal." Discuss Hugh's attitude to the Irish language and language in general.
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Alex Ezrati 'Words are signals, counters. They are not immortal." Discuss Hugh's attitude to the Irish language and language in general. Hugh, considering himself the most literarily knowledgeable member of the Hedge School community, speaks in continuous riddles, shifting from Gaelic to Latin to English and back to Gaelic again without end throughout the whole play. From his very first lines, we can already see what kind of a man Hugh is, showing off his knowledge of Latin and speaking like a Lord. "Adsum, Doalty, adsum...Vesperal salutations to you all." The only other character who communicates with him in Latin is Jimmy, with whom he has a close friendship and shares a passion for the Classics. It becomes evident later in the play that the only reason he so commonly talks in such a pretentious manner is that he doesn't have much of interest to say, and likes to be ruler of...
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