Question

How does the play 'Rising of the Moon' envision
the rising of the Irish National Independence?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The very title of the play The Rising of the Moon is symbolic. The rising of the moon is itself symbolical. The rising of the moon is symbolic of the rising of political awakening and perhaps of an awakening of political independence. By the time Lady Gregory wrote this play, Ireland had been under the reign of the British Empire.

Lady Gregory (1852-1932)

Lady Gregory (1852-1932)

The people of Ireland were not so poor. They lived a better life economically. For the most part Irish people were satisfied with the British rule because their needs and necessary