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Consider the dramatic impact of the opening pages of Act 3. In what ways does O'Neill here intensify his vision of the tragic fate of the Tyrone family?
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Consider the dramatic impact of the opening pages of Act 3. In what ways does O'Neill here intensify his vision of the tragic fate of the Tyrone family? O'Neill sets the scene for the third Act by giving us more than a page worth of introductory stage direction. The detail shown here is at such a level that it would be nearly impossible for a director and actors to do it total justice. There is even an instruction to have fog visible outside the windows. However, despite these challenges the writer has given us a very atmospheric setting, using pathetic fallacy to increase the tension. The foghorn is given an ominous description: "Moaning like a mournful whale in labour" (p.83). The depiction of the characters, Mary and Cathleen, are similarly intricate. Mary is said to have become more inebriated from her morphine than when we last saw her. O'Neill describes her...
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