It takes the average reader and 24 minutes to read Deirdre of the Sorrows by John Millington Synge
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Deirdre of the Sorrows is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre by the Irish National Theatre Society in 1910. The play is based on Irish mythology, in particular the myths concerning Deirdre and Conchobar. The work was unfinished at the author's death in 1909, but was completed by William Butler Yeats and Synge's fianc�e, Molly Allgood. Plot synopsis[edit] Act I: Lavarcham's house on Slieve Fuadh. Conchubor, the aging High King of Ulster, has charged Lavarcham to raise the child Deirdre to be his queen when she comes of age. Lavarcham finds that the now-beautiful Deirdre is a willful young woman, without interest in marrying an old man.
Deirdre of the Sorrows by John Millington Synge is 24 pages long, and a total of 6,096 words.
This makes it 8% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 33 minutes to read Deirdre of the Sorrows aloud.
Deirdre of the Sorrows is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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