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1、DDesireesireUnderUnderthetheElmsElmsByEugeneO'NeillRevisedSecondEdition,aspublishedbyBoni&Liveright,1925CharactersEPHRAIMCABOTSIMEONPETER--hissonsEBENABBIEPUTNAMYoungGirl,TwoFarmers,TheFiddler,ASheriff,andotherfolkfromtheneighboringfarmsTheactionoftheentireplaytakesplacein,andimmediatelyoutsideof,
2、theCabotfarmhouseinNewEngland,intheyear1850.Thesouthendofthehousefacesfronttoastonewallwithawoodengateatcenteropeningonacountryroad.Thehouseisingoodconditionbutinneedofpaint.Itswallsareasicklygrayish,thegreenoftheshuttersfaded.Twoenormouselmsareoneachsideofthehouse.Theybendtheirtrailingbranchesdow
3、novertheroof.Theyappeartoprotectandatthesametimesubdue.Thereisasinistermaternityintheiraspect,acrushing,jealousabsorption.Theyhavedevelopedfromtheirintimatecontactwiththelifeofmaninthehouseanappallinghumaneness.Theybroodoppressivelyoverthehouse.Theyarelikeexhaustedwomenrestingtheirsaggingbreastsan
4、dhandsandhaironitsroof,andwhenitrainstheirtearstrickledownmonotonouslyandrotontheshingles.Thereisapathrunningfromthegatearoundtherightcornerofthehousetothefrontdoor.Anarrowporchisonthisside.Theendwallfacingushastwowindowsinitsupperstory,twolargeronesonthefloorbelow.Thetwoupperarethoseofthefather's
5、bedroomandthatofthebrothers.Ontheleft,groundfloor,isthekitchen--ontheright,theparlor,theshadesofwhicharealwaysdrawndown.PARTISCENEONEExterioroftheFarmhouse.Itissunsetofadayatthebeginningofsummerinthe-1-year1850.Thereisnowindandeverythingisstill.Theskyabovetheroofissuffusedwithdeepcolors,thegreenof
6、theelmsglows,butthehouseisinshadow,seemingpaleandwashedoutbycontrast.AdooropensandEbenCabotcomestotheendoftheporchandstandslookingdowntheroadtotheright.Hehasalargebellinhishandandthisheswingsmechanically,awakeningadeafeningclangor.Thenheputshishandsonhishipsandstaresupatthesky.Hesighswithapuzzleda
7、weandblurtsoutwithhaltingappreciation.EBEN--God!Purty!(Hiseyesfallandhestaresabouthimfrowningly.Heistwenty-five,tallandsinewy.Hisfaceiswell-formed,good-looking,butitsexpressionisresentfulanddefensive.Hisdefiant,d
