ESSAY ON: Aeschylus & O'Neill/Oresteia and Electra

Number of Pages 8

This research paper: An 8 page research paper that examines the roots of Eugene O'Neill's monumental trilogy of plays, Mourning Becomes Electra, which goes deep into the literature of ancient Greece. The ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus created a monumental trilogy of plays that relate the story of the house of Atreus. These plays are collectively entitled Oresteia. Patterning a trio of plays on the work of Aeschulus, O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra is intentionally modeled on Aeschylus' achievement. Bibliography lists 6 sources.


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