In the play Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O"Neal, certain elements in the play give parallels to Greek Mythology. The story that best proves this idea is the story of Agamemnon and his wife Clytemestra and their doomed marriage that ends in an affair and murder. It was dramatic irony in which everyone but the husband returning from war knew about his quickly approaching fate. The play consists of the same idea of hidden resentment and bitter revenge that ties the two tales together.
The mythological Greek story of the tragic tale of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra starts after Agamemnon returns home with Cassandra in tow after a grueling fight in the Trojan War. Little does he know that his "beloved" wife has found another lover and is plotting to murder him upon his arrival. Cassandra with her gift of foresight immediately foretells their certain demise but alas it was too late. Once they step foot into their "tomb" the door closed and Agamemnon and Cassandra's lives ceased to exist. Orestes, after being sent away for seven years, Came back to avenge his fathers death. Along with his sister Electra and his best friend Pylades he killed his mother and her lover Aegisthus.
Mourning Becomes Electra took on a slightly different approach. The Mannon family on the outside looked like a prosperous respectable unit but these surface issues differed greatly from what was really going on. Christine Mannon, the mother of the household, secretly despised her husband. As a result, her daughter Lavinia was constantly neglected by her mother, which cause hostility between the two. Christine felt as if Lavinia was completely Ezra Mannon's child. A man called Adam Brant who's guise was to court Lavinia, was really in love with Christine and shockingly it became known that he is actually a member of the family, product of an affair between a maid and David Mannon who is Abe Mannon the grandfather's brother.
Piety, to Electra is very important. ... No one, even her own sister Chrysothemis, cannot make peace with Electra for Electra has "fear of the gods and respect for men... In this play Electra, Chrysothemis and Electra share different points of view though they are blood related. ... Electra also believes that Chrysothemis is a coward. ... Electra would obviously be right about this. ...
At the beginning of the play Electra, the main character Electra peruses a blood for blood revenge to avenge her father's death. ... In doing so they took over as the royal rulers; Electra knows of her mother's affair and her involvement on her father's death, Electra will not stop until her father's death is avenged. ... Electra lost her morality when she decided to kill her mother and Aegisthus for killing her father. ... Electra argues her by saying that justice cannot be achieved by answering a killing with another killing; but is this not exactly what Electra longs to ...
At first glimpse this ad just made me think " Yes that is something I could see Dennis Rodman doing", putting on makeup with his, now, ex-wife Carmen Electra. ... Rodman keeps his hands and arms much closer to his body then Electra does. ... Electra is simply putting on lipstick, using the same movements that are used to apply Chap Stick by both males and females, leaving the seemingly more difficult action to be done by the male. ... Which brings me to my last point, was Candie's saying something to the viewers of this ad by selecting Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman, both with their...
The thought of a humans senses being revitalized by nature is an ideology that inspired Thoreau to become self-reliant. ... The author shows and proves thatbeing in nature refreshes his mind and renews his view on Walden Pond demonstrating nature helping shape his life in teh woods to become better. " The indescribable innocence and beneficence of nature- of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter- such health, such cheer, they afford forever! ... Society's influence on the exploration of the sould piquesthat "mouring ultimatly consumes the sad" (pg93) and people ultimatly destroy the...
Describe how Euripides" Use of Dramatic Irony as "Electra" is Part of his Craft as a Playwright. ... There is a perfect example of dramatic irony in "Electra" when the audience know that Orestes has returned to find Electra. The audience know that Electra is talking to her long lost brother, Orestes, but she does not. "Orestes: I bring news of your brother Electra: Oh! ... When Clytemnestra arrives at Electra's house the audience know that it is Orestes and Electra's plan to murder her. ...
"Girl" even mentions the Electra Complex by saying that women are born sluts. ... On four separate occasions in "Girl" the superego tells the girl that, because she is a woman she will become a slut, the id. ... This is important because the superego telling the girl that because she is a woman she will become a slut, as if becoming a slut is a bad thing. ... Evidence of the Electra Complex in "Girl" is can be seen in many places. ... The story also uses the Electra Complex to say that women are born naturally evil. ...
Throughout this play it is evident that revenge and vengeance rule in Orestes' and his sister Electra's hearts. Electra feels that "[she and Orestes] are beggars now, as if [their] mother traded [them] away, [and] exchanged [them] for her mate, Aegisthus, her partner in [Agamemnon's] murder, " (Aeschylus 172). So while Orestes has to avenge his father's death, Electra seems to want to see her mother get what she deserves for abandoning her children and killing their father. Electra and Orestes are heavily influenced by the chorus in this play because "[t]he chorus invokes t...
Her daughter Electra will also be in the episode as well as a chorus, messenger, Aegisthus and Agamemnon. ... As Agamemnon arrives at the port, he is greeted by Orestes and Electra who are both excited to welcome their father who is now a hero of the war in Troy. ... When Agamemnon finally does arrive with Orestes and Electra, he is greeted as a hero should be with a great party and feast in his honor. ... The denouement is a conversation between Orestes and Electra with Electra stating that while Orestes did in fact avenge their father's death, killing their mother is also an act des...
I am Gonna Look Like That In today's American society beautiful, thin women are what we consider to be ideal in our society, but not every women in this country has what it takes to be Carmen Electra or Britney Spears. ... (Browne 1993) Women who fall victim to anorexia become very moody, hyper, and constantly letting people know how they are overweight. Having dealt directly with this I have seen a loved one become infatuated with her look which wasn't even what she was trying to reach, she reached it and passed it and kept on going, eventually turning herself into nothing more ...
