Lavinia: the Aristotelian tragic heroine in O’Neill
Introduction Eugene O’Neill’s “Mourning Becomes Electra” was inspired by Aeschylus’s The Orestes. In O’Neill’s version, Agamemnon is American General Ezra Mannon, Clytemnestra is his second wife Christine, Orestes is his son Orin, and Electra is his daughter Lavinia. The play featured murder, adultery, incestuous love, and revenge. Although only fate guides the actions of the characters in Greek tragedies, O’Neill’s […]
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