Homecoming

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"Homecoming" is the first play in Eugene O’Neill’s trilogy *Mourning Becomes Electra*, a modern retelling of the Oresteia set in post–Civil War New England.

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Homecoming canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Eugene O’Neill
linked to: Eugene O'Neill
basedOn Oresteia
basedOnWorkBy Aeschylus
countryOfOrigin United States
dramaticStructure part of a trilogy structure
firstPerformanceLanguage English
genre modernist drama
tragedy
hasSequel The Haunted
The Hunted
isComponentOf Oresteia-inspired trilogy
isModernRetellingOf Oresteia
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama
mainCharacter Christine Mannon
Ezra Mannon
Lavinia Mannon
Orin Mannon
narrativeFunction introduces the Mannon family and their internal tensions
partOf Mourning Becomes Electra
seriesPosition first play in the trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra
settingPlace New England
settingTime post–American Civil War period
theme adultery
family conflict
guilt
revenge
war and its aftermath

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Mourning Becomes Electra hasPart Homecoming
Moving the Centre relatedWork Homecoming
The Haunted hasTrilogyPart Homecoming
Christine Mannon appearsInPart Homecoming
Christine Mannon isProtagonistOf Homecoming