The paper depicts overlapping of love, possession and greed in American play, Desire under the Elms with vivid reference. Psychological interpretation of love and of revenge is explained here grandly. The purpose of the research is to find out the Freudian psychological theory in this play. The presentation of love, sex and family relation are exposed intensely. Desire under the Elms 1924 is one of the most well known Plays of famous American dramatist of the twentieth century, Eugene O’Neill 1888 1953 . In this drama, he draws a series of notable themes of modern American literature. Abdul Awal "Desire under the Elms: A Critical Analysis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42596.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comother-scientific-research-area/other/42596/desire-under-the-elms-a-critical-analysis/abdul-awal
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Desire under the Elms: A Critical Analysis
Abdul Awal
Independent Researcher, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
The paper depicts overlapping of love, possession and greed in American play,'
Desire under the Elms' with vivid reference. Psychological interpretation of
love and of revenge is explained here grandly. The purpose of the research is
to find out the Freudian psychological theory in this play. The presentation of
love, sex and family relation are exposed intensely. 'Desire under the Elms'
(1924) is one of the most well-known Plays of famous American dramatist of
the twentieth century, Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953). In this drama, he draws a
series of notable themes of modern American literature.
KEYWORDS: love, greed, sex, Freudian psychological theory, emotion
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INTRODUCTION
‘Eugene Gladstone O’Neill is regarded as one of the greatest
dramatists of America, the creator of serious American
drama, one to whom goes the credit of securing international
recognition and fame for the American drama’ (KAPIL 41).
Desire under the Elms (1924), an eminent play of Eugene
O'Neill, accumulates love, possession and gr