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A Guide to The Plough and the Stars 11
Signing the Proclamation of Irish Liberty.
pictures of the evening meeting on Dublin Square?
The marching of soldiers; the music of bands, especially the music of bagpipes; the flaring of torches; the intensity of the speaker; the rapt looks of the listeners.
5. Why are certain scenes of the picture laid in church and in a pleasant park?
The peace and happiness of those scenes contrast sharply with the battle scenes that follow, and thus increase emphasis.
6. What scene is given the solemn dignity of historic resolution?
The dimly-lit scene in which the leaders of the struggle for freedom solemnly proclaim the Irish Republic. The restraint and quietness of presentation make the scene unusually powerful.
7. What are some of the notable details of sound and camera
effects in the battle scenes?
Lancers with spurs and sabres jingling, and lances seen in the sunlight; rifle volleys; rearing horses; running people; machine gun fire; wounded men; a woman trying to protect a baby ; broken plaster ; breaking glass ; the boom of big guns; and the Tricolor flying over all the mad confusion.
8. What pictures relieve the tragic effect?
The scenes of looting the shops, tragic enough in themselves, but given a kind of humor by the over-zealous efforts of the looters.
9. Why are some of the scenes shown at night?
Dim lights, shadows, sudden flashes of brightness; and the sounds of distant firing of guns, all intensify the emotion.