Overview
Character Name
Nora
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: A5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Aran Islands, Inishmaan, Ireland, 1900
Analysis
Nora is described in Synge’s play as a ‘young-girl’, and is the younger sister of Cathleen. She is clearly affected by the loss of her father, grandfather, and five of her brothers, and when she realises the clothes that were found washed up on a dead man include a stocking
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