Maurya
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Maurya is the tragic, grief-stricken matriarch in J.M. Synge’s play "Riders to the Sea," embodying the suffering and resilience of an Irish coastal family devastated by the sea.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Riders to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Irish coastal community ⓘ |
| centralThemeEmbodied |
fatalism
ⓘ
grief ⓘ maternal love ⓘ resilience ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| conflictWith | the sea ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. M. Synge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
loss of sons to the sea
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ |
| familyRole |
matriarch
ⓘ
mother ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1904 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesInFictionalLocation | Aran Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Irish ⓘ |
| notableScene | final lament over her dead son ⓘ |
| religiousOutlook | Catholic fatalism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| speaksLanguageInFiction | Hiberno-English dialect ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
endurance in the face of loss
ⓘ
human helplessness before nature ⓘ the suffering of Irish peasant women ⓘ |
| workGenre | one-act play ⓘ |
| workSettingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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