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‘An English historian has claimed that Hugh O’Neill was “a great man as far as savages go.” How far does Friel’s presentation of O’Neill support this claim?’
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'An English historian has claimed that Hugh O'Neill was "a great man as far as savages go." How far does Friel's presentation of O'Neill support this claim?' Charlie Green. The claim by an English historian that Hugh O'Neill was "a great man as far as savages go" shows the historian's opinion that O'Neill was a man of a race and culture below his own. Friel's presentation of Hugh O'Neill in 'Making History' both supports and disagrees with this comment. Friel first stage directions introducing the character of Hugh O'Neill describe him as, 'a private, sharp-minded man...out going and talkative' who speaks in 'an upper-class English accent.' This introduction of O'Neill shows him to be an intelligent and well-educated individual, showing that at the beginning of the Act I, scene I, the audience should not consider him to be a "savage". He also presents O'Neill as a sensitive man, a characteristic not commonly associated...
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