The Haunted
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The Haunted is the final play in Eugene O’Neill’s trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra, dramatizing the psychological and moral aftermath of a family’s cycle of betrayal, murder, and guilt.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWork | Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Lavinia and Orin’s struggle with inherited guilt and desire for expiation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticFunction | conclusion of the Mannon family saga ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | realist tragedy ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1931 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfTrilogy | 1931 Broadway production of Mourning Becomes Electra GENERATED ⓘ |
| follows | The Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family drama
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psychological drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasTrilogyPart |
Homecoming
NERFINISHED
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The Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Christine Mannon
NERFINISHED
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Lavinia Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Orin Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | aftermath of betrayal and murder in the Mannon family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Freudian influence in character motivations
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intense psychological characterization ⓘ updating Greek tragedy to an American setting ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCycle | family cycle of betrayal, murder, and guilt ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | third play in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy ⓘ |
| setting | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | post-American Civil War era ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
family curse
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guilt ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ isolation ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ retribution ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| writer | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.