The death of Maguire in an ambush leads to a revelation about the bombs hidden in his satchel.
In the penultimate lines of this play, the title character laments that he's still alive and refers to himself as "poet and poltroon, poltroon and poet." Despite opening his bible to the "First Gospel of St. Peter" and highlighting verses about submission and honoring the king, Mr. Grigson is forced to sing the hymn, "We shall meet in the sweet bye and bye." The title character recites a poem about Celandine to a female admirer, who asserts that "it's time to give up the writing an' take to the gun," and holds up Robert Emmet as an example of someone who died for his country, before both are observed almost kissing by Tommy Owens. The death of Maguire in an ambush leads to a revelation about the bombs hidden in his satchel. After a raid at the end of this play, Minnie Powell is shot while trying to escape from the British. FTP, identify this Sean O'Casey play set in the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916 whose title character is Donal Davoren.
In the penultimate lines of this play, the title character laments that he's still alive and refers to himself as "poet and poltroon, poltroon and poet."
The {Shadow of a Gunman}