Full summary of "Desire Under the Elms"

Characters: Ephraim Cabot- Father/man of the house, about 75 yrs old Simeon - Cabot's son, 39 yrs old Peter - Cabot's son, Simeon's brother, 37 yrs old Eben - Cabot's son, Simeon's and Peter's half-brother, the youngest, 25 yrs old Abbie Puntman - Cabot's new bride in Scene Four, about 35 yrs old. Setting: Place - New England in and immediately outside the Cabot farmhouse, where two large elm trees "hang" over the house Year- 1850s Part One: Scene 1: …showed first 75 words of 1927 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1927 total…Eben say '"'I love you'"' as they leave. As in the beginning, Eben notes how pretty the sunset looks. -the play ends w/ the sheriff commenting '"''"' It"'"s a jim-dandy farm, no dnyin"'" it. Wished I owned it!'"'. Desire Under the Elms (1925) alludes to themes of Greek mythology and uses New England farm life as the setting for a tragic tale involving adultery, incest, and infanticide