Author(s): Dr. Josit Mariya

Abstract: John Millington Synge (1871-1909), prominent figure of Irish literature. In his Riders to the Sea written in 1902 and this was considered one of the finest one- act play. The purpose of this article is to show how Synge followed the classical unities of tragedy and how his characters and settings portraying the ancient Greek tragedians rather than Shakespearean tragedies.

Keywords: Sea Vs man, Greek tragedy, Shakespearian tragedy, Fate, Nature.

Article Info: Received: 01 Dec 2023; Received in revised form: 04 Jan 2024; Accepted: 14 Jan 2024; Available online: 22 Jan 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.91.12