"Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene O'Neill is a play that follows the Mayo brothers, Robert and Andrew, whose lives are intertwined with dreams and contrasting ambitions on their family farm. Robert longs for adventure and plans a sea voyage to escape his current life, while Andrew is rooted in the responsibilities of the farm. As Robert prepares to leave, the play introduces Ruth, a woman both brothers are drawn to, hinting at love and tension between them. The story then sets the stage for a deep look into aspirations, family ties, and how life changes unexpectedly
Beyond the Horizon
By Eugene O'Neill
Two brothers, tied to the land they live on, face an uncertain future because love and a thirst for adventure pull them in different directions.
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About the AuthorEugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often included on lists of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. He was awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature. O'Neill is also the only playwright to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often included on lists of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. He was awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature. O'Neill is also the only playwright to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
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