Ar arferion Cymru gynt
Newid ddaeth o rod i rod;
Mae cenhedlaeth wedi mynd,
A chenhedlaeth wedi dod.
Ceiriog
Time: The Present
The action of the play takes place in the living-room of the Prices' cottage on the Twmp, Aberpandy.
Act I. A Thursday Afternoon.
Act II. Sunday Evening.
Act III. Monday Morning.
Act IV. Afternoon of a day five weeks later.