It ends with the observation that no one could live forever, and that mankind must be satisfied with a decent grave.
It ends with the observation that no one could live forever, and that mankind must be satisfied with a decent grave. Early in the play, Cathleen climbs into the loft to hide the clothes brought to her sister Nora by the local priest so as not to alarm their mother. Soon, Bartley leaves for a horse fair on the mainland despite the pleas of his mother Maurya, who soon discovers that her son Michael has drowned at sea, just before receiving word that Bartley has been thrown from his horse and drowned in the surf. FTP, what is this play by John Millington Synge?
It ends with the observation that no one could live forever, and that mankind must be satisfied with a decent grave.
Riders to the Sea