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A review by dolorsitamet
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill
2.0
*2.34
I was sorely disappointed by this third O'Neill work I've read. It's not so much the subject matter that bothers me - not that it's alright, but if he was going to include such ideas in his work... It should mean something. I.e., if he's going to write about incest, put a larger theme behind it -- it shouldn't disintegrate into some twisted love story.
Having said that…it wasn't entirely bad. Perhaps here is some greater meaning I'm unaware of; the accent was good and not overly distracting [I find O'Neill is quite good at that -- though here it was maybe slightly overdone] and there were interesting moments, and his plays aren't ever horrible?
I was sorely disappointed by this third O'Neill work I've read. It's not so much the subject matter that bothers me - not that it's alright, but if he was going to include such ideas in his work... It should mean something. I.e., if he's going to write about incest, put a larger theme behind it -- it shouldn't disintegrate into some twisted love story.
Having said that…it wasn't entirely bad. Perhaps here is some greater meaning I'm unaware of; the accent was good and not overly distracting [I find O'Neill is quite good at that -- though here it was maybe slightly overdone] and there were interesting moments, and his plays aren't ever horrible?