Lazarus Laughed (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene O’Neill
- First Published: 1927
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Mythic
- Time of Work: c. 30
- Setting: Bethany, Athens, and Rome
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama, Biographical drama, Epic theater
- Subjects: Values, Power, personal or social, Religion, Biblical times, Life, philosophy of, Middle East, Mortality, Immunity, Greece or Greek people, Rome
- Locales: Italy, Greece, Athens, ancient, Rome, ancient, Bethany, ancient
Characters Discussed
Lazarus of Bethany (LA-zuh- ruhs), a man raised from the dead by Jesus. Tall and powerful, Lazarus is about fifty years of age, with graying hair and a heavy beard, as the play begins. Having been freed from the fear of death by the power of the miracle, Lazarus shows this higher awareness by being the only character who wears no mask. He has a broad, noble forehead and deep, black eyes, and he radiates a mystic light. He is also rejuvenated as the play proceeds: When he is taken as a prisoner to Athens some months after the miracle of his resurrection, he...
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