Mourning Becomes Electra Lesson Plan

How does Lavinia demonstrate the Electra complex during the end of "Homecoming"? How does this factor into the broader Mannon family relationships?

Lavinia’s Electra-esque feelings for her father become particularly evident in the final two acts of "Homecoming." She tells her mother “I’m not marrying anyone. I’ve got my duty to Father." She welcomes him home with effusive displays of emotion and overwhelming coddling. She is noticeably uncomfortable that he wants to be intimate with Christine, hovering over him and trying to distract him with food. She tries to undermine her mother by bringing up Adam Brant. She “[watches] him jealously," and when he finally sends her off,...