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THE DEATH OF CUCHULAIN - Coggle Diagram
THE DEATH OF CUCHULAIN
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THE BLIND MAN
The Blind Man embodies modern moral blindness, reducing sacred heroism to money and material survival.
By killing Cuchulain for twelve pennies, he shows how modern society destroys what it cannot spiritually understand.
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HAWK & FOOL SYMBOLISM
The hawk represents Cuchulain’s transcendent heroic vision, while the fool represents human vulnerability and suffering.
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THE ENDING & THE DANCER
The dancer transforms death into ritual and art, suggesting that beauty outlives mortal bodies.
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MUSIC & DANCE
Music and dance communicate spiritual meaning beyond language, turning death into sacred ceremony.
They express what words cannot.
NOH-PLAY FORM
Yeats adopts Japanese Noh theatre to create a symbolic, ritualistic drama focused on spiritual transition rather than realistic action.
Minimal stage, slow movement, dance, chant, and myth make the play meditative, not dramatic.