| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 西洋語文研究所 === 82 === This thesis sets out as a study of the female heroism in Sean O'
Casey's two plays Juno and the Paycock and The Plough and the
Stars. It is an attemp to reveal O'Casey's representation of
the affliction of war by women's unique heroic sacrifice. In
the two plays, O'Casey presents his female charaters' superb
ability in dealing with the task of life. Such insights make O'
Casey's plays different from the traditional masculine dominant
plays. The chaotic state of Ireland and a review on O'Casey's
plays are briefly introduced in the First Chapter. In the
Second Chapter, it gives a brief comparison of O'Casey's female
heroism with other playwrights' heroic plays, such as Marlowe'
s, Shakespeare's, and Dryden's, and then it is followed by a
discussion of Juno as a heroine in Juno and the Paycock.
Chapter Three shows that how Nora and Bessie achieve their
heroic statures in The Plough and the Stars. The Last Chapter
ends with a revaluation of the importance of O'Casey's plays in
modern time.
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