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Frome Monologue from Justice

From Justice by John Galsworthy

male · dark · 56 sec

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In these circumstances, what alternatives were left to her? She could either go on living with this drunkard, in terror of her life; or she could apply to the Court for a separation order. Well, gentlemen, my experience of such cases assures me that this would have given her very insufficient protection from the violence of such a man; and even if effectual would very likely have reduced her either to the workhouse or the streets--for it's not easy, as she is now finding, for an unskilled woman without means of livelihood to support herself and her children without resorting either to the Poor Law or--to speak quite plainly--to the sale of her body.

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The character reflects on the dire choices faced by a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, highlighting the societal failures that leave her vulnerable and without support.

30s · fear · violence · survival · gender inequality · desperation

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