One Act Plays
This is one of the three plays which Strindberg placed at the head of his dramatic production during the middle ultra-naturalistic period, the other two being "The Father" and "Miss Julia." It is, in many ways, one of the strongest he ever produced. Its rarely excelled unity o...
MR. X. Now, you are going away tomorrow, of course, so it is not to be wondered at that you are a little "journey-proud."--Anything new?--Oh, there's the mail! [Picks up some le...
2. Chapter 2GUSTAV. Oh, by using the information about yourself and your wife that you have given me, I think I can reconstruct the whole event. Listen now, and you'll hear. [In a dispassio...
3. Chapter 3TEKLA. See all you can! There is nothing that needs to be hidden. But--you talk differently, too--you use expressions--[studying him] you philosophise--that's what you do! [Appr...
1. Chapter 1This is one of the three plays which Strindberg placed at the head of his dramatic production during the middle ultra-naturalistic period, the other two being "The Father" and "...
4. Chapter 4GUSTAV. Well, now you must be having all the excitement you can wish. They say that life among artists is rather swift, and I don't think your husband can be called a sluggard.
6. Chapter 6MR. X. [As if speaking to himself] Think only, that I could let myself be fooled so completely. But that's the way with these soft natures. You like them, and then it's so easy...