James Tyrone
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James Tyrone is the aging, miserly former matinee idol and patriarch of the Tyrone family in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Long Day’s Journey into Night," whose flaws and regrets drive much of the drama’s familial conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Tyrone canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| addiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Long Day’s Journey into Night
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surface form:
Act I of Long Day’s Journey into Night
Act II of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ Act III of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ Act IV of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ |
| basedOn |
James O'Neill
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surface form:
James O’Neill
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| centralConflictWith |
Edmund Tyrone
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Jamie Tyrone ⓘ Mary Tyrone ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
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controlling ⓘ miserly ⓘ proud ⓘ regretful ⓘ |
| child |
Edmund Tyrone
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Eugene Tyrone (deceased infant) ⓘ Jamie Tyrone ⓘ |
| creator |
Eugene O'Neill
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surface form:
Eugene O’Neill
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| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of miserliness and fear of poverty
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source of generational trauma in the family ⓘ |
| familyName | Tyrone ⓘ |
| fear | poverty ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1956 Broadway production ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Eugene O’Neill’s father ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | modern tragedy ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major character in 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| notableWorkInFiction | The Count of Monte Cristo (stage role) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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matinee idol ⓘ |
| regretAbout | selling artistic integrity for a long-running commercial role ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithMaryTyrone | loving but deeply strained marriage ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Tyrone family ⓘ |
| setting | New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Tyrone ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
addiction
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family conflict ⓘ regret and lost opportunity ⓘ American Dream ⓘ
surface form:
the American Dream
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| timePeriod | 1912 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.