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The Essence in Long Day's Journey into Night: The Director's Notes.
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The Essence in Long Day's Journey into Night: The Director's Notes ENG-4U1 By John Jung Teacher: Mr. Murray Date: Nov.17/03 Topic #1: Examine the director's notes of the play closely. What purpose do they serve within the play? How do they augment meaning and form? What function do they fulfill beyond simple stage direction? The director's notes in Long Day's Journey into Night bring a strong bond of understanding between the reader and the play. Eugene O' Neil created the book with such elaboration that no misinterpretations were to occur. The book is based on a dark family that has a bitter love relationship. The director's notes help the reader to perceive that the relationship is filled with no ordinary love, but bitter love. The purpose of the note is to make the reader part of the play, to make sure that the authors thoughts are keenly delivered with no misinterpretation. Although...
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