# Short Plays — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Plays by J. M. Synge.

- [Nora Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/nora_burke.md): A restless young wife in a lonely glen, yearning for more from life.
- [Sarah Casey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/sarah_casey.md): A tinker woman eager to marry, caught in a tense wedding scheme.
- [Mary Byrne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/mary_byrne.md): An old, drunken tinker woman who disrupts the wedding plans.
- [Micheal Dara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/micheal_dara.md): A young farmer who visits Nora, caught between duty and desire.
- [Tramp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/tramp.md): A wandering stranger who offers Nora a way out of her lonely life.
- [Dan Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/dan_burke.md): Nora's elderly, jealous husband who feigns death to test her.
- [Cathleen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/cathleen.md): A daughter mourning her brothers lost to the sea.
- [Michael Byrne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/michael_byrne.md): A tinker man involved in the wedding preparations.
- [Maurya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/maurya.md): An old woman who has lost her husband and sons to the sea.
- [Bartley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/bartley.md): Maurya's last son, who rides to his death at sea.
- [Priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/priest.md): A local priest who appears briefly in the plays.
- [Mike Dara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/mike_dara.md): A young man mentioned in the tinker wedding play.
- [Young Jaunting Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/young_jaunting_jim.md): A jaunting car driver mentioned in passing.
- [Peggy Cavanagh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/peggy_cavanagh.md): An old woman mentioned as having died alone.
- [Colum Shawn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/colum_shawn.md): A minor character mentioned in the glen play.
- [Sheamus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/sheamus.md): A minor character referenced in the tinker play.
- [Larry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_plays_2_se/characters/larry.md): A minor character mentioned in the tinker play.

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