<P> Desire Under the Elms is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill . Like Mourning Becomes Electra , Desire Under the Elms signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting . It was inspired by the myth of Phaedra , Hippolytus , and Theseus . A film version was produced in 1958 , and there is an operatic setting by Edward Thomas . </P>
<P> Desire Under the Elms is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill . Like Mourning Becomes Electra , Desire Under the Elms signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting . It was inspired by the myth of Phaedra , Hippolytus , and Theseus . A film version was produced in 1958 , and there is an operatic setting by Edward Thomas . </P>
desire under the elms is inspired by the myth of
desire under the elms is inspired by the myth of
Phaedra Hippolytus Theseus
Phaedra Hippolytus Theseus