Gustav Monologue from The Creditor

From The Creditor by August Strindberg

male · sarcastic · 1:00 min

Just look at it? Is it like the portrait you painted? No, the features are the same, but the expression is different. But you don't notice that, because you insist on seeing in it the picture of her which you've painted. Now look at this picture as a painter, without thinking of the original. What does it represent? I can see nothing but a tricked-out flirt, playing the decoy. Observe the cynical twist in the mouth, which you never managed to see. You see that her look is seeking a man quite different from you. Observe the dress is décolleté , the coiffure titivated to the last degree, the sleeves finished high up. You see?

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