Molly Sweeney is a two-act play by Brian Friel. It tells the story of its title character, a woman blind since infancy, who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. Molly, who constructed for herself an independent life rich in friendships and sensual fulfillment has ill-fated encounters with two men who destroy her life and cause her madness: Frank, the man she marries who becomes convinced that she can only be complete when her vision is restored, and Mr. Rice, a once-renowned eye surgeon who uses Molly to restore his career.