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The relationship between Ezra and Christine is . . . complicated. The play trilogy, Mourning Becomes Electra, by Eugene O'Neill, is set in New England at the of the Civil War. At the opening of the...
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Examine the conflict between personal will vs. Puritan society in Mourning Becomes Electra.
For O'Neill, the Puritan atmosphere that encourages a lack of individual openness about one's own condition as well as a desire to be perceived as socially acceptable and socially sanctioned...
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What is the significance of the title "Mourning Becomes Electra?"
The title is intended to remind the reader of the ancient tragedies by Aeschylus and Euripides about the children of the House of Atreus. The plot evokes the Atreides' story by both its tragic...
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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA
What is the significance of title the 'Mourning Becomes Electra'?
The title works on two different levels; on an aural level, O'Neill makes it sound like the title refers to a positive rebirth and transformation. One could think of the image of "morning" becoming...
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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA
Which kind of relationship exists between mother and daughter in Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill?
This play is an "updated" version of the Greek Tragedy Electra. Both Sophocles and Euripides wrote plays about this daughter of King Agamemnon, who was killed by his wife Clytemnestra upon...
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Discuss "Mourning Becomes Electra" as a modern tragedy. How is this drama is different from a Greek tragedy?
This play is actually made up of 3 different plays, a trilogy: The Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted. To begin, then, let's define "tragedy": "a dramatic composition, often in verse,...
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