Beyond the Horizon | Historical Context
Although O’Neill wrote the tragic Beyond the Horizon in 1918 it features no reference to the biggest tragedy of the time World War I which ended the same year. This may be because O’Neill intended his story to take place in the years before World War I started. Or, it may be because the play features enough tragedy without mentioning the war. In any case, farmers and some merchant seamen—two occupations represented in the play by the Mayo brothers—were greatly affected by the war.
Even before the United...
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