THE FERRYMAN Ending (Spoilers) — Page 2

It's Uncle Pat who talks about the Ferryman on the River Styx. His point being that The Ferryman cannot take a soul to rest (to either heaven or hell) until there is a body. So Uncle Pat inquires of the priest as to what happens to someone's soul in the time between death and the discovery of the body of the deceased.

The written play states specifically that Aunt Maggie Far Away hears Banshees in the final scene.

Updated On: 1/26/19 at 02:08 PM

LLW2 said: "Mike66 said: "The written play states specifically that Aunt Maggie Far Away hears Banshees in the final scene."

It says we do too! The stage directions say, "Outside, the Banshees scream. It rises." I don't remember hearing offstage screams, but as others have said, there's a heck of a lot going on in that last minute."

The final page of the play reads (in part):

The sound getting closer. Screaming.

The sreaming builds.

Outside, the Banshees scream. It rises.

The screams rise.

The screams rise.

The final candle flickers and dies. And as it does --

Silence

Darkness

Curtain

I could not agree more. I quite enjoyed the play, but that ending was hugely problematic for me in terms of writing, execution and staging.

^ There was nothing in the spoiler tag.



I love the theory that he sets the Goose free deliberately. Man, I need to see this play again.