In one of this author's plays, the protagonist calls himself a "poet and poltroon, poltroon and poet" and quotes Shelley's line "Ah me! Alas, pain, pain ever, for ever!" after learning that soldiers killed a woman who bravely hid Mr. Maguire's bag of
In one of this author's plays, the protagonist calls himself a "poet and poltroon, poltroon and poet" and quotes Shelley's line "Ah me! Alas, pain, pain ever, for ever!" after learning that soldiers killed a woman who bravely hid Mr. Maguire's bag of bombs. Another play by this author ends with a character asserting that "the world's in a terrible state of chassis!" This author wrote a play in which Minnie Powell sacrifices herself to protect the cowardly poet Donal Davoren, as well as a play about a family that becomes unable to collect a legacy because of the incompetence of Charles Bentham. In that play by this author, Joxer Daly constantly drinks with Captain Boyle, the strutting husband of the first title character. For 10 points, name this Irish playwright of The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock.
In one of this author's plays, the protagonist calls himself a "poet and poltroon, poltroon and poet" and quotes Shelley's line
Sean {O'Casey}