What is Juno's attitude towards religion?
Juno is a traditional Catholic who believes in the redeeming power of religion. She thinks Boyle should be praying novenas for a job, that bad things happen due to men's stupidity rather than the absence of God, and that the world would be a better place if people followed their religions more faithfully.
How are the female characters contrasted with the male characters?
How are the female characters contrasted with the male characters?
The female characters demonstrate a capacity for love, altruism, and wisdom, while the men are self-centered and delusional.
In what ways does O'Casey use religious symbolism?
There are frequent references to the Virgin Mary, who, like Juno and Mrs. Tancred, has lost a beloved son. Her likeness hangs in the apartment above a votive light, which is extinguished when Johnny is dragged away. Johnny relies on the Virgin's candle to keep him safe, just as he relies on his actual mother Juno to protect him.
How does O’Casey combine tragedy and comedy through the characters of Boyle of Joxer?
The play is full of comic elements. Boyle and Joxer's antics make us laugh: Boyle's obvious lies about his drinking and the pains in his legs, Joxer's hurried escape to the roof to escape Juno, the pair's reference to great literature (which they often quote incorrectly). At the same time, there is an undercurrent of tragedy to their lives. The final scene, which depicts their drunken delusions, might be funny were it not for the backdrop: Johnny is dead, Juno and Mary have left Boyle, and, as bad as his life has become, he doesn't even know of these latest tragedies to befall him.
Analyze the title of the play and its relation to underlying oppositions.
There are a number of oppositions in the play personified by Juno and Boyle (the paycock). These include the divine versus animality, work versus leisure, female versus male, war versus peace, and free will versus environmental determinism. The conflict between these polarities stress the need for constructive synthesis. Unfortunately, Juno and Boyle are unable to see past their own points of view to find a middle ground, and as a result the family is destroyed.
What is O’Casey’s message about war and violence?
O'Casey is against war, Through the play, he condemns the violence of man against man, showing the effect it has on families (such as Mrs. Tancred, Juno, and Mary) and on the psychology of survivors (such as Johnny). The character of Johnny demonstrates the senselessness of the civil war. While he may have acted heroically in the fight against England, he has turned into a coward after betraying his former comrade, a fellow Irishman.
What is O'Casey's view of motherhood as depicted in Juno and the Paycock?
O'Casey's depiction of mothers reflects a great love and admiration. Juno sacrifices her own comfort for the needs of her children, taking care of her invalid son and promising to help her daughter raise her unborn child.
What is the role of Joxer Daly?
joxer Daly is a source of humor, bringing many of the comic moments into the tragicomedy. He is always ready with a quote to fit any occasion, drawing on O'Casey's rich knowledge of Irish literature and folklore.
How do economics contribute to people's actions in O'Casey's world?
Poverty has a dehumanizing effect on the majority of characters. Boyle is respected when people think he will be inheriting money, then suffers the dispossession of all of his things as soon as the truth about the legacy becomes known. Boyle behaves differently as well, imagining himself to be an important and educated man when he thinks he will be wealthy, but escaping reality through alcohol when he learns he is not. O'Casey underscores this dehumanization through the use of animal references.
Write a short note on Captain' Jack Boyle.
Jack Boyle is the "paycock" (peacock) in the play's title, so nicknamed by his wife Juno as he struts around in a showy way without doing anything useful. He refuses to look for work, complaining of pains in his legs when anyone suggests he applies for a job.
What do you know about Juno Boyle?
Juno Boyle is Jack Boyle's wife. She acquired her nickname because of the many momentous occasions which occurred in June: she was born and christened in June, met her husband in June, married in June, and gave birth to her son Johnny in June. The name Juno also refers to the sister and wife of Jupiter in Roman mythology, the goddess of marriage and love.
Who was Johnny Boyle?
Johnny is Juno and Boyle's son. He was hit in the hip during the Easter Week rebellion, and his arm was blown off by a bomb. He is thin, delicate, and fearful.
Who is Mary Boyle?
Mary is Juno and Boyle's 22-year-old daughter. While she has a job, she is on strike for the duration of the play in protest of the firing of a fellow worker.
Write few lines about Joxer' Daly.
Joxer is Boyle's amiable drinking companion. He is typically ingratiating to whomever he is with, even if it means contradicting himself as soon as he changes companions. Like Boyle, he avoids working, instead spending his time drinking and consorting with Boyle.
Who is Mrs. Maisie Madigan?
Mrs. Maisie Madigan lives in the same tenement as the Boyle family. She is ignorant and forward but has a generous heart.
What do you know about Needle' Nugent?
Needle Nugent is another neighbor in the tenement. He chastises the family for playing music while the funeral of Mrs. Tancred's son is passing the house; however, he may not have much moral ground to stand on, as Mrs. Madigan accuses him of supporting both the Republicans and the Free Staters. He makes Boyle a suit on credit, but upon visiting the solicitor's office, he finds out that the legacy is worthless and takes back the suit from Boyle's bedside.
Who is Mrs. Tancred?
Mrs. Tancred, another neighbor, is the mother of Robbie Tancred, the boy shot after Johnny let his ambushers know his whereabouts.
Write a short note on Jerry Devine.
Jerry Devine, another tenement-dweller, brings word to Boyle that Father Farrell can get him a job. He is active in the labor union and hopes to become secretary, which would earn him a good salary. Jerry is one of Mary's suitors, but she rejects him in favor of Charlie Bentham. He returns after the Boyles have lost their inheritance and proclaims his love despite her disloyalty, but he leaves when he learns that Mary is pregnant.
Who is Charles Bentham?
Charlie Bentham is a schoolteacher with sophisticated ideas, who believes in Theosophism and can give a scientific explanation for ghosts. He is now studying law and brings news of Boyle's legacy.
What is Mary doing when the play begins?
Ans. She was reading the newspaper.
What happened to Mrs. Tancred's son?
Ans. He was shot to death.
What was Mrs. Tancred's son's political affiliation?
Ans. He was a Diehard.
Why was Mary on strike?
She was standing up for a co-worker who lost her job.
How did Johnny get injured?
He got injured on three occasions,
When a bomb shattered his arm.
He was shot in the hip during the Easter Week rebellion.He was injured when fighting for Irish independence.
Why was Jerry Devine looking for Boyle?
He had news from Father Farrell about a job.
To what animal does Juno compare Boyle?
She compare him with a peacock.
Where did Juno hide while Boyle and Joxer talked about her?
She hid her herself behind the Curtain.
What was Boyle's excuse for not working?
He had a pain in his legs.
Why was Boyle nicknamed 'Captain'?
People believed his invented stories of seafaring life.
How do Jerry Devine and Mary know each other?
Jerry used to court Mary.
Why was Mary upset with Jerry Devine?
He wouldn't let go of her arm.
Who is Mary's lover?
Charlie Bentham
Why does Boyle take off his moleskin trousers?
Juno wanted him to look presentable for Charlie Bentham.
What news did Bentham have for Boyle?
Boyle had inherited a legacy from his cousin.
Who left a portion of his property to Boyle?
William Ellison of Santry
How much money did Boyle expect to receive?
between 1500 and 2000 pounds
Where was Joxer during Bentham's visit?
During Bentham's visit , he was on the roof.
How soon after Act I does Act II take place?
After two days.
How does Mrs. Madigan find the money to lend Boyle?
She sells some blankets and a table.
What does Boyle think of Charlie Bentham?
He thinks Bentham is too dignified.
What does Juno bring home in Act II?
A gramophone
What is a Consol?
Consol is type of government security.
How does Mrs. Madigan find the money to lend Boyle?
Mrs. Madigan lent to Boyle three pounds and five shillings. She got the loan by giving the blankets and furniture as security to her uncle who is an established pawnbroker.
When does Juno understand Mrs. Tancred’s grief of loss?
Juno understands Mrs. Tancred’s grief of loss at the death of Johnny. As she says “maybe I did not felt sorry enough for Mrs. Tancred, when her poor son was found as Johnny been found now…..”
Why was Mary on strike?
Mary and all co-workers were on strike for Miss Jennie’s rights who was a co-worker of Mary because she became oppress and unemployed without any blunder.
Why does Juno use to call her husband a Peacock?
Peacock represents the idleness and showy. So in the play “Juno and the Paycock” Boyle is an idle and showy person. For these reasons Juno used to call her husband a Peacock.
Whom does Mr. Boyle symbolizes?
Mr. Boyle symbolizes the old gentry or aristocracy of Ireland.
Define “Jingoism”?
“Jingoism” is extreme nationalism or aggressive patriotism particularly with respects to foreign policy.
Write a note on the technical devices used by O Casey in ‘Juno and The Paycock’?
The technical devices used by Sean O Casey in “Juno and The Paycock” are irony and wit, pathos and horror, symbols and mythology.
How can we justify ‘Juno and the paycock’ as a tragi-comedy? Discuss briefly.
“Juno and the Paycock” is mixer of tragic and comic elements. Tragic elements are murder of Robbie, funeral of Robbie, Johnny character, Mary’s pregnancy, will did not fulfill, Johnny murder and Juno and Mary leave the home. Comic elements are Character of Boyle, character of Joxer, Johnny’s tension about the light that lit or not and the most comic event is when Joxer is hanging with window during this Boyle and Juno dancing.
Define melodrama?
Melodrama is a minor genre of drama. According to Dictionary of Literary Terms “A drama which relies on sensational happenings, violent action and improbable events. Originally melodrama meant a play with music, including early opera”.
What is O’Casey’s message about war and violence?
Sean O’Casey is against war and violence. In the play “Juno and the Paycock” he criticizes the war and violence presenting the effects of war on individual and families like Mrs. Tancred and Juno’s family. The individual like Johnny shows the irrationality of the war.
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