The Gaol Gate

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The Gaol Gate is a one-act play by Irish dramatist Lady Gregory that explores themes of loyalty, justice, and political imprisonment in the context of Ireland’s struggle for independence.

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The Gaol Gate canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ
associatedMovement Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
associatedWith Irish nationalism ⓘ
author Lady Gregory ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
dramaticFocus conflict between personal loyalty and public duty ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ
dramaticForm realist drama ⓘ
dramaticStructure one-act structure ⓘ
genre Irish nationalist drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasCharacterType family members of prisoner ⓘ
imprisoned Irish nationalist ⓘ
hasDramatist Lady Gregory ⓘ
intendedPerformanceSpace stage ⓘ
isPartOf Lady Gregory's nationalist plays ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century literature ⓘ
literaryTradition Irish political theatre ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
numberOfActs 1 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
settingLocation Ireland ⓘ
subjectMatter British rule in Ireland ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ
prison and execution ⓘ
theme Irish struggle for independence ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ
justice ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
political imprisonment ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
state authority ⓘ

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Lady Gregory → notableWork → The Gaol Gate ⓘ
Isabella Augusta Gregory → notableWork → The Gaol Gate ⓘ
Isabella Augusta Persse → notableWork → The Gaol Gate ⓘ
subject linked to: Isabella