The Hunted

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The Hunted is the second play in Eugene O’Neill’s trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra, dramatizing the dark psychological and moral consequences of betrayal and revenge within the Mannon family.

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The Hunted canonical 4

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Eugene O’Neill
linked to: Eugene O'Neill
basedOn Oresteia
basedOnWorkBy Aeschylus
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Eugene O’Neill
linked to: Eugene O'Neill
dramaticForm realist drama
firstPerformanceLanguage English
followedBy The Haunted
follows Homecoming
genre family drama
psychological drama
tragedy
hasSubject Mannon family
language English
mainCharacter Adam Brant
Christine Mannon
Lavinia Mannon
Orin Mannon
partOf Mourning Becomes Electra
partOfTrilogy Mourning Becomes Electra
seriesOrdinal 2
setting New England
settingTime American Civil War era
theme betrayal
family curse
guilt
moral consequences of violence
psychological trauma
revenge

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Mourning Becomes Electra hasPart The Hunted
Christine Mannon appearsInPart The Hunted
Ezra Mannon appearsInPart The Hunted
Orin Mannon appearsInPart The Hunted