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.
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.
I'm intrigued by your idea that Oisin set the goose free deliberately, that it wasn't an accident. That adds a layer to the Act I ending.
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 --
LLW2 wrote: I'm intrigued by your idea that Oisin set the goose free deliberately, that it wasn't an accident. That adds a layer to the Act I ending.
OMG -- I just went back and looked at the end of Act I. Now I'm more sure of the idea than ever. Now add to all that -- exactly how is the goose slaughtered? Yeah, that too.