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The Hunted is the second play of the trilogy of Mourning Becomes Electra. In this moment, Christine Mannon finally has a moment alone with her son Orin, who has just come back from the Civil War following his father鈥檚 sudden death. Christine fears that he daughter Lavinia knows the truth about Ezra Mannon鈥檚 death: Christine poisoned him so that she could be with her lover, Adam Brant. In this scene, Christine makes a preemptive strike in order to manipulate Orin against Lavinia and any
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ORIN--(without looking at her) What's made you take such a fancy to Hazel all of a sudden? You never used to think much of her. You didn't want me going around with her.
CHRISTINE--(coming forward and sitting across the table from him--in her gentle motherly tone) I was selfish then. I was jealous, too, I'll confess. But all I want now is your happiness, dear. I know how much you used to like Hazel--
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ORIN--Mother! (then seizing her by the shoulders and staring into her eyes--with somber intensity) I could forgive anything--anything!--in my mother--except that other--that about Brant!
CHRISTINE--I swear to you--!
ORIN--If I thought that damned--! (with savage vengefulness) By God, I'd show you then I hadn't been taught to kill for nothing!
Full text of scene available at: O鈥橬eill, Eugene. Mourning Becomes Electra: The Hunted. 1931. http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks04/0400141h.html#p02
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