Marina Carr's Adaptation Of Euprides Medea

Marina Carr’s adaptation of Euprides’ Medea in a contemporary Irish context of the boggy midlands, By the Bog of Cats tells the story of Hester Swane and her resistance to enforced exile. The play showcases the societal tensions among class and societal groups, particularly among Travellers and the settled community. Hester, the Medea figure in the play is forced into an impossible situation. Outcasted as a member of the Travelling community and threatened with eviction and the loss of her child, Hester falls victim to hegemonic culture. Wilmer and Dillon cite Victoria White who ‘saw women’s rituals and psychological dynamics sketched or the first time on the national stage’ and that ‘Ireland had no women playwrights who could reflect their