The Use of Expressionistic Technique in O’Casey’s Play ‘The Silver Tassie’

Abstract

Sean O’Casey, an Irish dramatist is well known for experimenting with the theme and technique in his plays. His plays suffered adverse theatrical and critical responses but he never yielded. The play- The Silver Tassie was rejected by the directors of the Abbay due to the use of expressionistic technique to probe deep into the psychological reality of the characters and to unveil the face of war without any noise. The study aims to analyse that O’Casey has made a very effective use of symbol, stagecraft, colour, prop, punctuation to give heightening and widening effect. Expression through abstraction would be anathema to O’Casey’s artistic vision