Brian Friel : Translations

Hey, I'm studying Translations as well, although I'm not getting very far with it! I'm doing a question at the minute which debates about whether or not Hugh is "a changed man" by the end of the play. As for the Donelly twins, I'm not sure if I'll be much help to you but if you give me the question I'll give it a go!

try this site - it might give you a few ideas

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_quicklearn.asp?loc=ql&topic_id=4&quicklearn_id=2&subject_id=4&ebt=&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=

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0 hi, yes I have studied it, what is your question. I too have one, what are all the small lies?0-

I have the feeling that the Donelly twins are supposed to represent some early form of the IRA. .. Irish resistance growing in the background during the invasion of Ireland by the British.

hey ive just studied brain freil translations and man the coursework is challenging! doing one about the Donelly twins is the hardest one id say because they never appear do they, so really all you can say is that it seems they are a threat because no-one will talk about them and stuff like that. cant you chose a different one to do to make it easier?? im doing one about Manus and Hugh's relations

Hi,

Here's a quick and general comment.

If you want to do A level work, you need to use capital letters and correct punctuation. If you don't, it will make your writing hard to understand and the reader will just assume that it's not worth reading.

Can you revise your paragraph and repost it?

Best wishes, Clive

That last comment was mean and unneccessary.

In response to the English A level person, don't try to always take the easy route- the Donnelly twins are extremely important presences in the novels, about the novel's themes and message in general... their absence is important, as is Sarah's lack of speech.
Anyway, I guess you've talked about the incident between Manus and his fath

AnonymousThat last comment was mean and unneccessary.

It was neither mean nor unnecessary. If someone is writing in English, then using the proper structures enables others to tell if they have a reasonable understanding of grammar, syntax and spelling. To omit capitalization and punctuation is often merely laziness.