Books we must read: Eugene O’Neill

Posted on 19/12/201119/12/2011 by Iansã

There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.

EUGENE O’NEILL, A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Axé.

9 thoughts on “Books we must read: Eugene O’Neill”

Z says:

19/12/2011 at 01:51

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long days journey into night
is the play about familial dysfunction
MARY I’m not blaming you, dear. How can you help it? How can any one of us forget? That’s what makes it so hard – for all of us. We can’t forget. (1.1.228)
i usually take a line with my family
“yeah we’ve been over this for as long as i can remember. i don’t really care to be honest.”

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Z says:

19/12/2011 at 02:11

he lived a really pain filled life
his later works really explored it i think

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anon says:

19/12/2011 at 07:08

You sound kind of depressed, are you?

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Z says:

19/12/2011 at 13:54

Hemmed in and overburdened are my feelings. Guilt ridden, helpless, oppressed.

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Alma says:

19/12/2011 at 15:25

Hang in there Z,
This is winter time realistically and figuratively for many people. I know, this is no consolation; however, sharing the worst aspects of winter might lead us to enjoy more the fruits of spring and summer times later on.

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undinenotofgeneralinterest says:

19/12/2011 at 16:40

Yes, hang in there, Z. If you must look at the always mood-darkening O’Neill oeuvre right now, try watching _Strange Interlude_ and then the Marx Brothers’ parody of it in _Animal Crackers_–or, better yet, go straight to the Marx Brothers.

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1. Z says:
  
  22/12/2011 at 15:12
  
  I’ll try this!!! 🙂
  
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Hattie says:

20/12/2011 at 07:35

It’s a sign o’ the times. Many people feel like they are in limbo right now.

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Z says:

20/12/2011 at 12:33

I told my relative off, ran away to my friend’s house, then went to Bikram yoga.

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