Long Day’s Journey into Night (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene O’Neill
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: August, 1912
- Setting: The Tyrones’ summer house, New London, Connecticut
- Principal Characters: James Tyrone, Mary Tyrone, Jamie Tyrone, Edmund Tyrone, Cathleen
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Self-discovery, Acting or actors, Memory, Parents and children, 1910’s, New England, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Drug addiction or addicts, Life, philosophy of, Morphine
- Locales: New London, CT
The Story:
After breakfast on a warm summer day in August, 1912, as brothers Jamie and Edmund Tyrone joked in the dining room, their mother Mary teased husband James Tyrone about his real estate bargains and expressed concern about Edmund’s illness. Tyrone reassured her about Edmund’s health and complimented her upon her healthy appearance. When the sons joined their parents in the living room, the lighthearted family conversation turned increasingly critical among them until Edmund repeated a humorous story told him by their farm tenant Shaughnessy, who had managed to get...
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