Abbie Putnam

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Abbie Putnam is a central, scheming yet emotionally complex female character in Eugene O’Neill’s tragedy "Desire Under the Elms," whose actions drive the play’s themes of passion, greed, and betrayal.

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instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Desire Under the Elms NERFINISHED
centralConflict love versus greed
maternal feeling versus self-interest
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED
drivesTheme betrayal
greed
passion
emotionalArc from calculated scheming to tragic remorse
firstAppearance Desire Under the Elms (1924 play) NERFINISHED
gender female
hasBeenAdaptedAs film character in adaptations of Desire Under the Elms
hasBeenPortrayedIn theatre productions of Desire Under the Elms
hasPersonalityTrait ambitious
emotionally complex
manipulative
passionate
scheming
hasRelationshipWith Eben Cabot NERFINISHED
Ephraim Cabot NERFINISHED
hasThemeAssociation female agency
incestuous desire
property and inheritance
sin and redemption
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement American drama
tragedy
maritalStatus wife of Ephraim Cabot
medium stage play
motivatedBy desire for love
desire for property
desire for security
narrativeFunction agent of tragedy
catalyst of family conflict
occupationInFiction farmer’s wife
roleInWork antagonist in Desire Under the Elms
central character in Desire Under the Elms
protagonist in Desire Under the Elms
romanticRelationship lover of Eben Cabot
settingOfActivity rural New England farm
timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse 19th-century New England

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