Jeanne Monologue from There Are Crimes and Crimes

From There Are Crimes and Crimes by August Strindberg

female · contemplative · 47 sec

Don't think too highly of a poor woman like myself, and then you'll have no illusions to lose. And now you'll see that I can be as forgetful as you--I have bought you a tie and a pair of gloves which I thought you might wear for my sake on your day of honour. (MAURICE: Thank you, dear.) And then, Maurice, don't forget to have your hair fixed, as you do all the time. I want you to be good-looking, so that others will like you too. (MAURICE: There is no jealousy in YOU!) Don't mention that word, for evil thoughts spring from it.

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