The protagonist is unsure whether to use a quote by Robert Browning in his speech at an annual Christmas dinner party hosted by his aunts Kate and Julia for fear that he may sound too intelligent or pretentious.
The monastery at Mount Melleray, where the monks sleep in coffins, is discussed in this work. Among its characters are the womanizing Mr. Browne, the drunk Freddy Malins, and the protagonist's wife Gretta, who complains about her husband's forcing her to wear galoshes. During a dance, the protagonist is insultingly called a "West Briton" by Miss Ivors, and when the performance of "The Lass of Aughrim" moves his wife to tears, he discovers that his wife once loved a boy named(*) Michael Furey, who died waiting to see her before she went to Dublin. The protagonist is unsure whether to use a quote by Robert Browning in his speech at an annual Christmas dinner party hosted by his aunts Kate and Julia for fear that he may sound too intelligent or pretentious. For 10 points, name this short story ending in contemplation of falling snow by Gabriel Conroy, the last story in the collection Dubliners by James Joyce.
The monastery at Mount Melleray, where the monks sleep in coffins, is discussed in this work.
"The Dead"