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10 A Guide to The Plough and the Stars
9. General Connolly (hard-hearted; dignified; courageous; changeable; sincere; forgiving; stormy; determined; weak) 10. Padriac Pearse (selfish; patriotic; kind; determined;
dignified; carefree; hasty; hard; demanding; sincere)
IV. EPIGRAMS IN THE PICTURE
Ask pupils to explain why the following epigrammatic statements are true:
1. "Many a good one was reared in a tenement house." — Mrs. Gogan.
2. "There's no such thing as an Irishman — or an Englishman — or a German or a Turk. We're all only human beings." — The Covey,
3. "You'd wonder whether the man was makin' fun o' the costume— or the costume was makin' fun o' the man." — The Covey.
4. "There's a power o' women that's handed over sons an' husbands to take a runnin' risk in the fight they're wagin'." — Mrs. Gogan.
5. "And thousands are dead! . . . What was it all for?" — Nora.
V. SOUND AND CAMERA EFFECTS
Call to the attention of pupils the following remarkable effects :
1. How is the Tricolor of the Irish Free State, "The Plough and the Stars," made especially symbolic?
At the very opening of the picture the Tricolor is shown waving; throughout the battle scenes it appears, becoming more and more shot-torn; at the close of the picture the Tricolor is hauled down.
2. What do the street scenes do for the picture?
They represent the great population of the city and all the hurried activities of daily city life. The extremely realistic presentation forms a kind of background against which we realize the principal characters more clearly.
3. What is the effect of the exterior and the interior of houses in the tenement house district?
The poor streets, the old houses, and the simple rooms, as well as the humble nature of the persons who take part in the story, all arouse sympathetic interest.
4. What unusual sound and camera effects are produced in the