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Long Day's Journey Into Night Study Guide

by Eugene O'Neill

Long Day's Journey Into Night study guide contains a biography of Eugene O'Neill, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The entire play takes place in the family room of the Tyrones' summer home. The year is 1912, the time is one August morning, and Mary and James enter after breakfast. We soon learn that Mary has recently returned from treatment at a sanatorium for her morphine addiction. In Act One's opening, we also learn that Edmund has been away traveling, and that recently his health has been deteriorating. He's developed a terrible cough. Jamie and Edmund enter, and James and Tyrone can't seem to resist fighting. A bit of teasing becomes bitter arguing, but Edmund and Mary intercede and calm them down. Edmund tries to tell a humorous story about one of their tenants, but Tyrone doesn't appreciate and Edmund's interpretation of events. Tyrone calls him…

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• Long Day's Journey Into Night Summary
• About Long Day's Journey Into Night
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• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Scene One
• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Scene One
• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Scene Two
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Scene One
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Scene One
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Scene Two
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