Why does Christy Mahon
in The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge tell
strangers that he killed his father?
In The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge, when Christy Mahon
initially appears, he is exhausted, confused, and terrified of being arrested.
He is not thinking particularly clearly, and begins by asking if police
regularly visit the pub. That arouses the curiosity of the villagers and makes
them enquire as to what he has to fear from the police. Christy's account of
killing his father is only elicited from him gradually, and under pressure. It
is only once he does admit to it, and finds that his auditors are rather
impressed by his courage, that he becomes comfortable boasting
of the act.
Why does widow Quin and
Sara want to help christy escape from the crowd to the later stage of the play?
Answer:
Christy chases Mahon out of the pub with
the loy. After a great noise and “a yell” outside, Christy comes back in. Widow
Quin hurries in too, telling Christy that the crowd is turning against him and
he needs to escape before he gets “hanged.” He insists that he won’t leave
Pegeen, who should be impressed with him again now that he has dealt his father
a fatal blow.
Though its offstage, it’s clear that
Christy strikes his father again. The crowd is bloodthirsty and wants justice,
without having a clear sense of the parameters of that justice. In essence,
they want to impose their own collective authority and Widow Quin knows that
they will come for Christy and tries to help him escape.
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