Monologue

Julie Monologue from Miss Julie

From Miss Julie by August Strindberg

female · anguished · 1:01 min

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Go on, strike me again-- JEAN . No, forgive me, rather, for what I said. I do not strike the unarmed, least of all, a woman. But I can't deny that from a certain point of view it gives me satisfaction to know that it is the glitter of brass, not gold, that dazzles us from below, and that the eagle's back is grey like the rest of him. On the other hand, I'm sorry to have to realize that all that I have looked up to is not worth while, and it pains me to see you fallen lower than your cook as it pains me to see autumn blossoms whipped to pieces by the cold rain and transformed into--dirt!

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Julie confronts Jean about his feelings of disappointment and disillusionment, revealing her own vulnerability and the pain of realizing the loss of her former status.

20s · sadness · identity · power · betrayal · isolation

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