n a bitter, bloody civil war. This guerrilla war, which did not come to an end until 1923, is the setting of ‘Juno and the Paycock’.* Dublin 1922 ....in the words of James Connolly, it was ‘infamous for the perfectly hellish conditions under which its people are housed’ * Dubliners in 1922 were said to have had ‘a minute vermin-like life.* 2200 people lived in houses registered unfit to live in around 1922.* Dublin had chronic unemployment after the Easter rising.*in Dublin disease such as TB and Cholera were vast and killed many, especially in the tenement houses.Play 2The exploration of the plot and subplots in Juno and the PaycockPlotThe play is set during the Irish revolution of 1922 and deals with the suffering caused by the civil war between the rebels and the government. The rebel side wanted an Ireland completely free from the British while the British gave the country limited independence. The Brits would retain control over the six counties in the North. The plot centre's on the Boyle family of Dublin during those troubled times. It's a story of a poor Dublin family caught up in the struggle for independence, A principle theme in Juno and the Paycock is the futility and waste of the civil war, and its failure to improve the life of the ordinary Irishman.Subplots.* Johnny’s plot in act one is one of mounting tension. There are examples of growing nervousness and the audience can see how successive interruptions add to the tension. In act 2 Johnny’s story reaches a psychological climax in the revelation of his guilt through his vision of the dead Tancred, and a material climax when the mobilizer connects him with the army and with Tancred’s death. In act 3 this plot reaches its inevitable conclusion when Johnny is taken away to be killed for betraying his comrade. * Mary’s plot shows her with Jerry in act 1, though their relationship has ended .In act ...
