Monologue

Captain Monologue from The Father

From The Father by August Strindberg

male · anguished · 58 sec

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You have succeeded in arousing my suspicions to such an extent that my judgment is no longer clear, and my thoughts begin to wander. This is the approaching insanity that you are waiting for, which may come at any time now. So you are face to face with the question whether it is more to your interest that I should be sane or insane. Consider. If I go under I shall lose the service, and where will you be then? If I die, my life insurance will fall to you. But if I take my own life, you will get nothing. Consequently, it is to your interest that I should live out my life.

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The Captain grapples with his deteriorating mental state while confronting the manipulative intentions of another character, revealing the precarious balance between sanity and insanity.

40s · fear · madness · power · death · betrayal

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