Abstract

The Triumph of Woman Over Predicament in Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock: A Feminist Reading

Dr. Jaleel Abd Jaleel

Volume: 12 Issue: 4 2022

Abstract:

This paper deals with the predicament of women in the narrow-minded Irish society of earlier twentieth century Ireland, the researcher in this paper sheds light on the oppression of women, their sufferings, the malfunctioned society and the mistaken views about the woman. Moreover, the researcher delineates women’s issues in the work environment, exploitation and other domestic pressures and concludes that women can succeed and achieve victory by being unconventional. The play that the researcher has selected for this paper is Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey, the play that offers the best revolutionary examples of the female characters Juno and her daughter Mary. The paper uses feminist criticism for the analysis.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i04.011

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