Desire Under the Elms

"Desire Under the Elms" is a 1924 play by Eugene O'Neill. Like some other O'Neil's plays, «Desire Under the Elms» signifies an attempt to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting. The play was inspired by the myth of Phaedra, Hippolytus, and Theseus. Both plays are driven by a love triangle between a father, a son, and a stepmother.