Psychological Study of ' Lavinia' character in" Mourning become Electra".

Name: Gohel Ankita Kishorbhai Semester: 3 Roll No: 12 Topic: Psychological study of the character “ Lavinia ” in Mourning become Electra. Paper: 11( The American Literature). Email id: [email protected] Submitted by: Smt. Submitted by: Smt. S. B bhavanagar University Department of English.

About author • Eugene O’Neill was

born on 16th October 1888 and died on 27th November 1953.

• He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1936 and Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1920, 1922, 1928 and 1957.

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior.

Psychology is a multifaceted discipline and includes many sub-fields of study

such areas as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive processes.

What is Psychology

Lavinia’s psychology - Electra complex

The Electra complex shows the sexual desire between the daughter and father.

The Electra complex is closely based on the Greek myth of Orestes - especially on the Aeschylus trilogy Oresteia.

In this play we see that Lavinia has excessive love towards her father.

• Electra • Clytemnestra

• Orestes • Agamemnon

Levinia Christine

OrinEzra

Character comparison

CHRISTINE: What are you moon gazing at? Puritan maidens shouldn't peer too inquisitively into Spring! Isn't beauty an abomination and love a vile thing? Why don't you marry Peter? You don't want to be left an old maid, do you?

LAVINIA: You needn't hope to get rid of me that way. I'm not marrying anyone. I've got my duty to Father. (Homecoming, Act 3)

Here we can say that the lavinia’s character gives a hit of Electra complex.

She wants take revenge of her father because she may be killed her father or she wants to marry of her father.

This play give some glimpse about psychology of lavinia character.

Lavinia’s Psychology

Tragic End1)Christian2)Orin3)Lavinia

Conclusion We see many writer they not

represent the both of complex like Electra and Oedipus complex but in this play the both of complex vary well categories by the writer and the writer is vary well explain the psychological behavior of the character.