Sive (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Sive'
Author of 'Sive'
John B. Keane
Setting of 'Sive' (time & place)
Setting of 'Sive' (time & place)
Rural Ireland, 1950s
Sive's age
Sive's age
18 years old
Elderly farmer Sive must marry
Elderly farmer Sive must marry
Sean Dota
Matchmaker in 'Sive'
Matchmaker in 'Sive'
Thomasheen Seán Rua
Sive's relationship to Mena
Sive's relationship to Mena
Niece (Mena is her aunt)
Sive's true love
Sive's true love
Liam Scuab
Ending of 'Sive'
Ending of 'Sive'
Sive drowns herself (suicide)
General vision of 'Sive'
General vision of 'Sive'
Bleak
Literary genre of 'Sive'
Literary genre of 'Sive'
Tragic drama
Central themes in 'Sive'
Central themes in 'Sive'
Greed & oppression of women
Sive's birth status
Sive's birth status
Illegitimate child (bye-child)
Symbolism of Sive's school uniform
Symbolism of Sive's school uniform
Her innocence & youth
Nanna's identity in play
Nanna's identity in play
Sive's grandmother