W.B. Yeats

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At the Hawk's Well & The Green Helmet

At the Hawk's Well & The Green Helmet

This is the beginning of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.In "At the Hawk's Well," there exists a fountain in Scotland that is said to give a person eternal life, but only bubbles up once every few years. However, it is watched over by...

Four One-Act Plays by W.B. Yeats

Four One-Act Plays by W.B. Yeats

Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s struggle for freedom, "Cathleen Ní Houlihan" unfolds with quiet intensity as a young man’s ordinary life is gradually overtaken by a strange and irresistible call to something greater. In the presence of a...

On Baile's Strand

On Baile's Strand

This is the climax of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.This play is juxtaposed between the frivolities and passionate natures of man with the ritual and order of its systems, and how one can not be beholden to both and still treat each...

The Countess Cathleen

The Countess Cathleen

In The Countess Cathleen, famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries...

The Crucifixion of the Outcast

The Crucifixion of the Outcast

In The Crucifixion of the Outcast, W.B. Yeats weaves a haunting parable of injustice, piety, and the tragic fate of visionaries scorned by society. Set in a mythic version of early Christian Ireland, the story follows a devout, ragged poet who begs...

The Resurrection & Calvary

The Resurrection & Calvary

When your faith is destroyed, to what do you turn? Reason? Absolution? Or do you continue on believing? These are the clashing personalities of the three men of "The Resurrection," watching guard for the disciples after Jesus' crucifixion, all...