Juno and the Paycock
Characters
Juno
Strong -
Protective/Caring
Hard-working
Realist - Juno rejects the sentimentality of those around her. She says "It's about time we had a little less respect for the dead and little more respect for the livin'".
She sees the harsh economic reality of her family's life and argues with Mary that strike action is futile.
Selfless
"Captain" Jack Boyle
Johnny
Characters
Juno
Strong -
Protective/Caring
Hard-working
Realist - Juno rejects the sentimentality of those around her. She says "It's about time we had a little less respect for the dead and little more respect for the livin'".
She sees the harsh economic reality of her family's life and argues with Mary that strike action is futile.
Selfless
"Captain" Jack Boyle
- Dreamer - Boyle recounts a tale of his maritime adventures "from the Gulf of Mexico to th'antarctic ocean". p.88
- Hypocrite - Mrs. Madigan takes the gramaphone. Boyle laments the absence of morality in the world not recognising that he is living on credit funded by his neighbours. p.131
- Selfish
- Lazy
- A work-shy drunkard
Johnny
- Nervous/Paranoid
- Traumatised
- Sensitive
- Disloyal - His actions lead to the death of Robbie Tancred. p116