What is a Quare Fellow?
The title is taken from a Hiberno-English pronunciation of queer, meaning “strange” or “unusual”. In context, the word lacks the denotation of homosexuality that it holds today. The play does feature a gay character, but he is referred to as The Other Fellow.
Is The Quare Fellow A tragedy?
The Quare Fellow, play in three acts by Brendan Behan, performed in 1954 and published in 1956. A tragicomedy concerning the reactions of jailers and prisoners to the imminent hanging of a condemned man (the “Quare Fellow”), the play is an explosive statement on capital punishment and prison life.
What did Brendan Behan write?
| Brendan Behan | |
|---|---|
| Period | 1942–1964 |
| Genre | Poet, novelist, playwright |
| Subject | Irish republican struggle, often autobiographical |
| Notable works | The Quare Fellow The Hostage Borstal Boy |
Who killed Brendan Behan?
Irish writer Brendan Behan died on March 20, 1964 in Dublin. The bold Irish writer Brendan Behan was born on February 9, 1923. Sadly at the young age of 41, in 1964, Behan died at the Meath Hospital in Dublin of complications from diabetes and alcohol.
What happened Brendan Behan?
Behan died on 20 March 1964 after collapsing at the Harbour Lights bar (now the Harbour Bar) in Echlin Street, Dublin. He was transferred to the Meath Hospital in central Dublin, where he died, aged 41. Brendan Behan died two years later, having never met his son.
Where is Brendan Behan buried?
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Brendan Behan/Place of burial
Who sang the Auld Triangle?
The Dubliners
The Old Triangle/Artists
What was Brendan Behan famous for?
In 1954, Behan’s first play The Quare Fellow, was produced in Dublin….
| Brendan Behan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poet, novelist, playwright |
| Subject | Irish republican struggle, often autobiographical |
| Notable works | The Quare Fellow The Hostage Borstal Boy |
| Spouse | Beatrice ffrench Salkeld ( m. 1955) |
Did Brendan Behan live in Crumlin?
Brendan Behan was born in Russell Street, Dublin on 9 February 1923. The family later moved to Kildare Road, Crumlin where Brendan lived until his marriage to Beatrice ffrench Salkeld in 1955.
Who wrote the Auld Triangle song?
Brendan Behan
The Old Triangle/Lyricists
What is the summary of the Quare Fellow?
Summary. The quare fellow of the title has been sentenced to die for murdering his brother with a meat cleaver. The play ends the following morning with the execution. Although the quare fellow, or rather his imminent execution, is the centerpiece of the play, the play is not about him. There is no question that he is guilty,…
Who is Thomas Crimmins in the Quare Fellow?
In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions. Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals.
When was The Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan published?
The Quare Fellow, play in three acts by Brendan Behan, performed in 1954 and published in 1956.
Is the Quare Fellow a statement on capital punishment?
A tragicomedy concerning the reactions of jailers and prisoners to the imminent hanging of a condemned man (the “Quare Fellow”), the play is an explosive statement on capital punishment and prison life. This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper, Senior Editor.