Yeats acknowledged that Synge was a true genius when regarding things from an artistic point-of-view and insisted that they develop a collaboration in bringing life to the Irish theatre environment. "For some time after his return Synge spent his time renewing his kinship with Ireland, sensing the life and belief of its peasantry" (JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE).
Many critics believe The Playboy of the Western World to be one of the most significant of Synge's plays. Synge's work was accompanied by strong critique from behalf of the masses in both Dublin and Philadelphia. People felt that the play was immoral and that it was thus likely to instill confusion in individuals who were vulnerable to being influenced by the playwright's corrupted thinking.
William Butler Yeats was one of the foremost individuals in the Irish Theatre environment and also played an important role in the English and Irish literary movement. He joined Lady Gregory in founding the Abbey Theatre and Synge in creating the Irish Literary Revival movement. Yeats believed that many Irishmen failed to understand the bigger scheme of things because they were obsessed...
He wanted to bring on new cultural values with the purpose of influencing people to acknowledge that Ireland was actually filled with cultural values.
Yeats was a patriot and part of the reason why he was involved in the Irish theatre environment was because he wanted to use this chance as a means to instill deep feelings in his countrymen. He created a series of parallels between simple Irish life and art in an attempt to secure the concept of theatre and to encourage people that it was in their best interest to embrace it.
Yeats was one of the most influential individuals in the Irish artistic environment in the first half of the
twentieth century. His works and his collaboration with other artists made it possible for people across the country to accept that it was their
duty to focus on encouraging artistic attitudes and that much of their problems could be removed as a consequence of starting to focus on artwork.
Works cited:
Gassner, John, "The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama," (Courier Dover Publications, 09.05.2002)
"JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE," Retrieved February 24, 2013, from the Theatre History Website: http://www.theatrehistory.com/irish/synge001.html
"William Butler Yeats," Retrived February 24, 2013, from the Online Literature Website: http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/
