Props Used in Freedom of the City by Brian Friel

Prop| Page| Character interaction| Symbolise/ operation| Artificial flowers| 105137| muleteer passes the flowers to Lily while they indulge in a bit role playing. | Possibly symbolises the fake role of the city manager as he fails to truly represent his people. Gaudy appearance.| snapper jacks flag| 105136| Described as in the need leading into the dressing room stands a Union diddlyshit flag | British occupation in Ireland. The Guildhall is representative of everything British and it is here t wear the Union Jack is fostered. | Portrait| 105| Lily refers to the depictionure as Joe Stalin indicating she lacks knowledge about politics. Later Skinner impales the portrait with the notice sword. Its only a picture | The expression that a character interacts with such props further alludes to their opinions regarding politics so Skinners act is obviously a gesture of disrespect. | hankey| 107| Surrender- lilly mixed-up battle. | | Full combat uniform | 108| Not purely a prop but I thought Id consume the opportunity to make a differentiation of it here. emaciated by soldiers.| Places emphasis on how the British over reacted to the slip as Michael, Skinner and Lily were unarmed and posed no touchable threat.

The way in which they immediately jumped to such a decision implies that they think very little of the Irish and be pronto to stereotype them.| Ceremonial hat| 109 135| Skinner wears the hat both while in the parlour and when he is later on shot dead. is lying beside Skinners body| symbolic of his complete disrespect towards the British. | Faulty lou dspeaker system | cx| The speaker used by t! he woman leading the civilized rights conflict is faulty and due to this she cannot be heard properly.| as hygienic the Irish have no voice in society. It implies that the Irish will get nowhere doing things by the book and harmonise to the wider context that the British are unwilling to compromise. | Cocktail cabinetAlcohol, cigarettes, cigars | 119| Skinner and Lily interest the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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