Lavinia Mannon

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Lavinia Mannon is the central tragic heroine of Eugene O’Neill’s play cycle "Mourning Becomes Electra," modeled on Electra from Greek mythology and driven by obsession, vengeance, and family guilt.

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Lavinia Mannon canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ
appearsIn Mourning Becomes Electra ⓘ
associatedTheme family curse ⓘ
fate vs. free will ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
incestuous desire ⓘ
psychological repression ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
basedOn Electra ⓘ
belongsToCycle Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy ⓘ
characterArc from rigid moralism to haunted isolation ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States ⓘ
createdBy Eugene O’Neill ⓘ
linked to: Eugene O'Neill
drivenBy family guilt ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
vengeance ⓘ
familyName Mannon ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Mourning Becomes Electra ⓘ
genreOfWork tragedy ⓘ
hasFamilyRole daughter ⓘ
hasNarrativeFunction agent of retribution ⓘ
bearer of family curse ⓘ
inspiredBy Greek mythology ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
modeledAs modern Electra figure ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
workSetIn post–American Civil War era ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mourning Becomes Electra → mainCharacter → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Homecoming → mainCharacter → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
The Hunted → mainCharacter → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
The Haunted → mainCharacter → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Christine Mannon → hasChild → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Christine Mannon → isAntagonistTo → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Christine Mannon → hasRelationshipWith → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Ezra Mannon → child → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Orin Mannon → hasFamilyMember → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Orin Mannon → hasSister → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ
Orin Mannon → hasConflictWith → Lavinia Mannon ⓘ