Play: Mourning Becomes Electra



Mourning Becomes Electra is a play written by Eugene O’Neill in 1922. Title itself suggests that ‘Mourning’ that death and Electra complex connected with this also. Major characters are Ezra Mannon, Lavinia, Orin, Justine, Adam Brant, Hazel etc. Gardener of Mannon house is also central character because when play starts at that time only he is present to the outside. Here this play divided into three parts,

1.     Homecoming
2.     The hunted
3.     The Haunted

After ten years, Ezra Mannon come to home and this home is on one island. Justine is the wife of Ezra Mannon and she has a relationship with Adam Brant. Lavinia is a daughter of Ezra and Justine. But Justine has not good relation with her own daughter because Justine believes that,

“You are born out of disgust.”

It means that when Lavinia was born at that time may be Justine has not healthy relation with Ezra. Then Ezra became ill at that time Justine gave him some medicine and then he died. But maybe it is poison given by Justine to him. Then Lavinia and her brother Orin know that her mother has relation with Adam Brant. And when Adam knows this matter at that time he shoots himself. Justine also commits suicide. At the end all characters were dead except Lavinia because she believes that history must be told by me.  

Lavinia look is same like her mother Justine. Orin is more attracted towards her mother and when Justine died at that time Orin started relation with Lavinia. They both were gone to the trip also. But Lavinia is more attracted towards her father Ezra. When the suitor of Lavinia, Peter proposes her at that time she clearly told him that my father is more important in my life. At that time Peter was very nervous and Lavinia told him that you are like my brother. So for the Lavinia there is no clear relationship with Peter.

What I learnt from this play?

My views about this play are that here death of characters are central theme. Here very harsh reality shown by Eugene O’Neill. Electra complex and Oedipus complex also we can see here. But we can see here also politics of relationship. At the end of the life we have to accept death, this interpretation  also we can give here.


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