Analysis of “Before Breakfast” by Eugene O’Neill The husband, Alfred, is intentionally kept off stage because Eugene O’Neill wanted the Plot, Action, and Conflict in “Before Breakfast” to revolve around Mrs. Rowland. The plot is not intended to show the life story of the Rowland’s. But instead, the plot brings out powerful and greatly focused opposition and conflict which Mrs. Rowland is faced with. I think that O’Neill wanted to bring …showed first 75 words of 602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 602 total…name is personal, the playwright wanted to bring the human being characteristics out in the character of Alfred. The main character or the protagonist has all the human characteristics because she is in front of the audiences and the audiences can use there sense of sight to under stand the she is a human being. The human being characteristics of Alfred adds to the horror and dismay that the audiences experiences in the final scene.