THE DEPICTION OF THE METAPHORICAL EXPRESSION IS THE TOOL TO TRAGEDY IN EUGENE O’NEILL‘S PLAYS AS MODREN AMERICAN DRAMA

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to identify the metaphorical expressions in the father of American drama, Eugene ONeill. It is mainly depicting some of the tragic images in ONeill plays. Furthermore, the tragic images has consisted of the following: murder, revenge, killing and the gloomy picture that is brought the dark side of life in the selected text. The researcher will use the qualitative approach and narrative analysis of the text. These plays reflect the tragic images in Modren American drama.