Hysteria as an Escape for the Female Character in “Ile” by Eugene O’Neill

Nestiani Hutami (1)
(1) IAIN Surakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Hysteria or female madness occurs mostly in women. It happens because according to research the health condition of women is worse than men, significantly related to a mental condition. Women are more likely to have unexpressed desires that lead to stress and develop depression when faced with the reality that does not match their expectations. To understand more about hysteria, this study attempts to examine the symptoms of hysterical behaviors that occur on the female character, Mrs. Keeney, in a play entitled “Ile†written by Eugene O’Neill. This is qualitative research in which the data were in the form of dialogues between the characters, especially related to Mrs. Keeney. The results of this study show that the symptoms of hysterical behaviors gradually appear, from mild to severe symptoms. In addition, they occur mostly because the female character is unable to face the harsh reality that is incompatible with her expectation, and thus she prefers to escape from it.

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Nestiani Hutami
hutaminestiani@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Author Biography

Nestiani Hutami, IAIN Surakarta

Dosen Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Adab dan Bahasa, IAIN Surakarta
Hutami, N. (2020). Hysteria as an Escape for the Female Character in “Ile” by Eugene O’Neill. Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal, 8(2), 35. https://doi.org/10.30651/tell.v8i2.5004

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