Michael Gillane

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Michael Gillane is a central young male character in the Irish nationalist play "Cathleen ni Houlihan," whose impending marriage and choices symbolize the tension between personal happiness and patriotic sacrifice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsInGenre nationalist drama
appearsInWork Cathleen ni Houlihan NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme Irish nationalism
marriage and duty
patriotic sacrifice
personal versus national loyalty
countryOfOrigin Ireland
createdBy Lady Gregory NERFINISHED
W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED
dramaticArc transformation from bridegroom-to-be to potential patriot
ethnicIdentity Irish
familyName Gillane NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceOfWork 1902
gender male
hasFiancée Delia Cahel NERFINISHED
influencedByCharacter Cathleen ni Houlihan NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
maritalStatusAtStart engaged
medium stage play
motivatedBy love
sense of patriotic duty
narrativeFunction symbol of tension between personal happiness and patriotic duty
residesWith Gillane family NERFINISHED
roleInWork central character
setInPeriod pre-1798 Ireland
settingOfActions rural Irish cottage
symbolizes young Irish man choosing between domestic life and national cause

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Cathleen ni Houlihan featuresCharacter Michael Gillane