Write a short note on the character of Cabot Eugene O Neill presents Ephraim Cabot as a strong but lonely farmer in Desire Under the Elms Cabot is the owner of the rocky New England farm and the father of Simeon Peter and Eben He is a deeply religious and proud man Let us now move to the main discussion Cabot s strength comes from his labor and faith but these also make him cruel and cold He forces his wives and sons to work endlessly He treats them more like servants than family His second wife Maw dies from hard labor His sons hate him for his selfishness Cabot s hardness isolates him he says It s cold in this house It s uneasy These words reveal his spiritual loneliness and emptiness Cabot s third marriage to Abbie Putnam shows his weakness and longing for love He hopes that