Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2020): Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies

The Tragic Lives of Oedipus Complex and Electra Complex Sufferers in Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra

Sania Meldy (Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Junaidi Junaidi (Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Essy Syam (Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
28 Sep 2020

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the tragic lives of Oedipus and Electra Complex sufferers in Eugene O'Neill's “Mourning Becomes Electra”. The writer applies psychoanalytical theory which fits with the characters psychological condition. The writer uses a descriptive qualitative analysis as the method to analyse. This study analyses Oedipus and Electra Complexes sufferers from characters in a drama entitled Mourning Becomes Electra that leads tragedy in a family and ends the tragic death. In this analysis, the writer finds out that the psychological conditions of those Oedipus and Electra Complex sufferers contribute to their tragic lives.

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Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies
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Abbrev

elsya

Publisher

Universitas Lancang Kuning

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELSYA Journal of English Language Studies (Theory and Application) is a triannual publication journal for all those involved in English Language Studies, whether as a second, additional, or foreign language, or as an international Lingua Franca. The Journal links the everyday concerns of ...