Cultural Context (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Year 'Banshees of Inisherin' is set
Year 'Banshees of Inisherin' is set
1923
Historical event coinciding with film's timeline
Historical event coinciding with film's timeline
Irish Civil War
What Pádraic & Colm's feud symbolises
What Pádraic & Colm's feud symbolises
Senselessness & tragedy of civil conflict
Director of 'Banshees of Inisherin'
Director of 'Banshees of Inisherin'
Martin McDonagh
McDonagh's 3 key themes
McDonagh's 3 key themes
Existentialism, dark humour, human condition
How Inisherin is isolated from outside world
How Inisherin is isolated from outside world
No phones, newspapers, or contact with outside
What Siobhán's emigration reflects
What Siobhán's emigration reflects
Limited opportunities available to women
Who Mrs. McCormick evokes from Irish folklore
Who Mrs. McCormick evokes from Irish folklore
The mythical banshee
Mrs. McCormick's symbolic role
Mrs. McCormick's symbolic role
Harbinger of death and tragedy
Mental health focus in film (2 characters)
Mental health focus in film (2 characters)
Colm's depression & Dominic's trauma
1920s Ireland view of emotional vulnerability
1920s Ireland view of emotional vulnerability
Seen as weakness, especially among men
Film's message about petty disagreements
Film's message about petty disagreements
Can escalate into irreversible violence
How priest/church portrayed in film
How priest/church portrayed in film
Ineffectual, offers no real guidance