Date of Award
1934
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Abstract
In his "Mounring Becomes Electra", Eugene O'Neill has taken a great and renowed classical theme and has given it a modern interpretation in the light of his interest in Freudian psychology. In this thesis I have tried to show first the chief details in connection with the Orestea theme as it is given to us by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. I have then analyzed the characters in the Greek dramas since Eugene O'Neill's primary interest in his character.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Nancy, "The Influence of the Greek Drama Upon Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra"" (1934). Graduate Thesis Collection. 108.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/108