Eugene o’ Neill is regarded as one of the best playwrights America has
ever produced.In most of his plays;he dealt with the theme of crime and
punishment,love and hatred,loneliness and greed.In the play Desire under
the Elms,this is also the case.Desire under the Elms is one of Eugene’s
finest dramas.In the play,O’Neill painted a portrait of the family
conflicts.It is a violent drama of conflicting passions and desires.This
paper mainly studies the roots of tragedy of the characters in the play
and reveals the practical significance in the present time
There are many reasons causing the tragic ending of the main characters
in O'Neill Desire under the Elms,some are different,but the greed on
the farm is their common reason leading to their tragedies.It is what
drives all of the characters and affects