How does Eben take revenge on his father Desire Under the Elms is a revenge tragedy written by Eugene O Neill The play shows the conflict between father and son Eben Cabot takes revenge on his father Ephraim Cabot for his mother s death and cruelty His revenge begins with anger and ends in tragedy Hatred for His Father Eben hates his father deeply He believes his father s hard work and cruelty killed his mother He says that his mother s spirit now can sleep in the grave peacefully His words clearly show his anger and his wish to take revenge for her pain Love with Abbie Eben s revenge starts when he falls in love with Abbie his father s young wife At first his love is not true He loves her only to hurt his father He says proudly She may ve been his n but she