Bold girls by rona munro essay

‘Bold Girls’ is set in Belfast during ‘The Troubles’- a conflict in Northern Ireland which lasted from 1968 to 1998. The conflict was about the position of Northern Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom. Unionists, the mostly Protestant majority, wanted to stay a part of the United Kingdom.

It’s the story of four bold women.’ Munro is saying that her play has a message which is relevant in many places. She is also saying that the characters are more important to the story than the setting. It is therefore important to examine each of these four characters in greater detail.

By reading these notes in conjunction with the notes you have completed in class, you will increase your understanding of Rona Munro’s play ‘Bold Girls.’ On the surface, ‘Bold Girls’ is a simple play which follows the events affecting four women (Marie, Cassie, Nora and Deirdre) in Belfast over a single day and night.

Nora is unhappy with the way her daughter is dressed and is behaving. She does not think she is acting in appropriate way for a married mother. Cassie thinks that her mum is hypocritical as she did not act in the same way towards her brother Martin when he fathered an illegitimate child.