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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The portrait of female characters was poor and this makes me rather unhappyBy Aria WageEugene ONeill has the ability to engage my curiosity. Each play I read here invites me further in and further into it. I did want to find out; to know what happened to his characters. The first one; Beyond the Horizon; was deeply cynical. I didnt expect Ruth to turn out the way she did. Andrew; I suspect; had to become what he had become and so did Robert. The portrait of female characters was poor and this makes me rather unhappy; temporarily. Women were painted as helpless; moral-less creatures; depended on the happiness/volition/will of men. ONeills heavy realism makes the readers ache for a different kind of reality; one which will never come. I didnt like ONeills presentation of Ruth; her waffling interest and heart; and that her love was mobile; spineless; impetuous; and quick to change. What happens to Robert in the end is expected; almost the kind of happiness we all seek. In our private disappointments with life. The play is very sad and deeply beautiful because of it. ONeills ability to capture humanity in 100 pages or so. Thats economic and sparse. The Emperor Jones was hard to dig my place in. The narrative has a strong opening force that takes a bit of getting used to. I find myself counting bullets; until I get to the silver one. But its a powerful play; filled with strange images and the terror is quick and accessible. In few words; ONeill is able to capture fear and atmosphere. Its a play that makes you think about it days afterward. For sure. Public reception of Anna Christie makes Eugene ONeill rather unhappy. The audience misread the conclusion of this dramatic work or so he said. I suspect there was a catch for the prostitute. It came after the play; of course. In a prologue written in the interior lining of the plays blueprint itself. I knew this knowing that Annas happiness is temporary and all temporary happiness has an infinite ring to it; especially when its cut from the same cloth of reason. The Hairy Ape was very cinematic and poignant. The viewers are able to experience Yanks raw animality immediately especially when the girl dressed in white like a ghost appeared down where her affluent presence shouldnt be. We feel Yanks shame and his urgent urge to prove his un-apelike quality. Yanks long monologues are too long at times; but its a short play and the readers will soon get over it. The play has this surreal realism about it; making moments comedic when its violently heart-wrenching. I like Eugene ONeills plays very much. He captured naval life very vividly and candidly and deftly.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Pages out of orderBy Kia LevarioThe copy that I got was a little messed up; a few of the pages were out of order... I thought the play Beyond the Horizon ended on pg. 104 because the next play started; but in fact it skipped to pgs. 112-116; then back pgs. 105-108 (the final scene in Beyond the Horizon). Im not sure if other pages are out of order or not.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Beautiful version of a great collection of plays by ONeillBy Valerie RichA great addition to my fine book collection and a well deserved attribute to Eugene ONeill as Americas greatest dramatist.
