Lavinia Mannon

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Lavinia Mannon is the central tragic heroine of Eugene O’Neill’s play cycle "Mourning Becomes Electra," modeled on Electra from Greek mythology and driven by obsession, vengeance, and family guilt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
tragic heroine
appearsIn Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED
associatedTheme family curse
fate vs. free will
guilt
incestuous desire
psychological repression
revenge
basedOn Electra NERFINISHED
belongsToCycle Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy NERFINISHED
characterArc from rigid moralism to haunted isolation
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED
drivenBy family guilt
obsession
vengeance
familyName Mannon NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED
genreOfWork tragedy
hasFamilyRole daughter
hasNarrativeFunction agent of retribution
bearer of family curse
inspiredBy Greek mythology NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama
medium stage play
modeledAs modern Electra figure
roleInWork central character
protagonist
workSetIn post–American Civil War era

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Mourning Becomes Electra mainCharacter Lavinia Mannon