Free notes: JM SYNGE: RIDERS TO THE SEA: In What ways is ‘Riders to the sea’ comparable to Greek tragedy?
FREE NOTES: MODERN DRAMA: J. M. SYNGE : RIDERS TO THE SEA Question : In What ways is ‘Riders to the sea’ comparable to Greek tragedy? or, Discuss the significance of the role of Fate in ‘Riders to the Sea’. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer : Drama must excite, startle, thrill and shake us. Such effects cannot be produced by a play which is lacking in conflict. The conflict in a tragic play may be between human beings pulling in different directions, between a character and the environment in which he finds himself or the society of which he is a member. Riders to the Sea succeeds in representing human sufferings which raises pity and fear among us and makes us to decide that the play is a great one in its tragic appeal. The tragic theme of Riders to the Sea moves round with the deep pathos of a mother Maurya. The tragedy of the play is simple and straight- forward, but sublime and universal in