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'Friel creates a dramatic world that, from the start, is full of conflict.' To what extent would you consider this an accurate statement? Take as your starting point the opening scene up to the entrance of Hugh.
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Claire Gittoes 'Friel creates a dramatic world that, from the start, is full of conflict.' To what extent would you consider this an accurate statement? Take as your starting point the opening scene up to the entrance of Hugh. From the very beginning Friel presents us with confliction. Firstly the play examines the impact of political opposition on human relationships, which is evidently going to present conflict. One only needs to focus on the opening scene and examine the setting, to see the friction. The hedge school is in direct contrast to the established education of the age. We can imagine pupils in England sat at desks in orderly classrooms, in purpose built schools with playgrounds; glass windows, blackboards and numerous teachers covering various subjects. Friel presents us with the harsh reality of rural Irish education of the time, a cowshed littered with farm implements, and yet this is a luxurious step up...
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