Mourning Becomes Electra (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene O’Neill
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Shortly after the Civil War
- Setting: New England
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, New England, Civil War, Punishment, Revenge, Tragedy, Greek or Roman times
- Locales: New England
Characters Discussed
Lavinia Mannon, the daughter of Christine and Ezra Mannon. Tall, flat-breasted, angular, and imperious in manner, Lavinia is fond of her father and fiercely jealous of her mother. While Ezra was fighting in the Civil War, Christine had an affair with Captain Adam Brant. Unconscious desire to have Adam for herself leads Lavinia to demand that Christine give up Adam or face a scandal that would ruin the family name. Unable to go on living with a husband she despises, Christine plots with Adam to poison Ezra when he returns. Ezra is murdered, and Lavinia...
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Eugene O’Neill (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Eugene O’Neill (Dictionary of World Biography)Eugene O’Neill (Censorship)Eugene O’Neill (Identities and Issues)Eugene O’Neill (Drama)
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