EDMUND (EUGENE O'NEILLE)

Question 1

Who is the character Edmund Tyrone based on?

Answer 1

• Based on O’Neill himself.
• However, he switches the charcters name to Edmund (brother who died in infancy) as a way to “live on” .

Question 2

Name 4 similarities between Edmund Tyrone and O’Neill himself.

Answer 2

1. Health problems
2. Aspiring writers
3. Addiction
4. Existential angst

Question 3

Both suffered from health problems.

Answer 3

• Edmund= Diagnosed with consumption
• O’Neill= Struggled with consumption during 1912

Question 4

Both are aspiring writers

Answer 4

• Edmund=
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