%0 Journal Article
%T The Nature of Guilt in Eugene OĄŻNeillĄŻs <i>Mourning Becomes Electra</i>
%A Noorbakhsh Hooti
%A Rashin Fakhri
%J Studies in Literature and Language
%D 2011
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/j.sll.1923156320110302.352
%X This study is an attempt to scrutinize the nature of guilt in Eugene OĄŻNeillĄŻs Mourning Becomes Electra, which seems to be an inevitable torturing elements of the modern man. Indeed guilt is a preventive obstacle, which keeps on poking and undermining Present by reviving Past. Sense of guilt may lead to depression, isolation and revenge, pretence and egotism. This study displays these elements by analyzing the characters of the play in different contexts. Key words: OĄŻNeill; guilt; egotism; isolation
%K OĄŻNeill
%K guilt
%K egotism
%K isolation
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sll/article/view/1962