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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Original title Long Day's Journey Into Night
Author

Eugene O'Neill

Genre

Tragedy

Language English
Characters Mary Cavan Tyrone, James Tyrone, Edmund Tyrone, James Tyrone Jr., Cathleen
Published 1956
ISBN 9780743211441
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The play is set in the summer of 1912 at the Tyrones’ country home in Connecticut. The family is consisting of the father, James Tyrone, a successful actor; his wife, Mary, a former actress; and their two sons, Jamie, a failed actor, and Edmund, who is ill with tuberculosis.
The play focuses on the family’s relationships and how they deal with their personal demons. As the play progresses, the family’s dysfunction becomes more and more apparent.
The play ends with Edmund’s death.

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Who Is to Blame in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”?
...When problems happen and there are too many people to blame, the one person that gets punished is often the leader of the pack. There is no difference in this situation, all four members of the Tyrone family have issues and can be blamed on. But ther...
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