Monologue

Jean Monologue from Miss Julie

From Miss Julie by August Strindberg

male · contemplative · 51 sec

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No, I dream that I'm lying in a dark wood under a tall tree and I would up--up to the top, where I can look far over the fair landscape, where the sun is shining. I climb--climb, to plunder the birds' nests up there where the golden eggs lie, but the tree trunk is so thick, so smooth, and the first limb is so high! But I know if I reached the first limb I should climb as though on a ladder, to the top. I haven't reached it yet, but I shall reach it, if only in the dream.

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Jean expresses his aspirations and struggles through a vivid dream metaphor, reflecting his desire to overcome obstacles and reach new heights.

20s · hope · ambition · freedom · isolation · dreams

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