"The Well of the Saints" and "The Tinker's Wedding" and why they can be considered as companion pieces

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, language: English, abstract: In this essay, the author will attempt to analyse and compare the two plays “The Well of the Saints” and “The Tinker’s Wedding” by John Millington Synge. The playwright, who played an important role in the Irish literary renais...