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Joe Small is a local hardware store clerk in the Mannons’ New England town. He is also a member of the chorus of villagers in the trilogy’s third play, The Haunted. On a dare from the other neighborhood men, Joe Small ventures into the empty Mannon household—but he quickly runs out, believing he has seen the ghost of Ezra, “dressed like a judge comin’ through the wall.”
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Joe Small Character Timeline in Mourning Becomes Electra
The timeline below shows where the character Joe Small appears in Mourning Becomes Electra. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Haunted: Act 1
...later, on a clear day in summer, a group of townsfolk—Amos Ames, Ira Mackel, Joe Small, and Abner Silva—gather outside the Mannon household with Seth. Silva is a Portuguese ship captain,...
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Small goes inside, and the other men discuss whether or not they believe the Mannon house...
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Small and the other men leave, and privately, Seth confesses that he thinks there really are...
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