Monologue

Lady Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

female · melancholic · 59 sec

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The Prophet Ecclesiastes. (She takes a doll out of her pocket.) This is Mizzi's doll. You see she longs for her little mistress! How pale she's grown... and she seems to know where Mizzi is, for she's always gazing up to heaven, whichever way I hold her. Look! Her eyes follow the stars as the compass the pole. She is my compass and always shows me where heaven is. She should, of course, be dressed in black, because she's in mourning; but we're so poor.... Do you know why we never had money? Because God was angry with us for our sins. 'The righteous suffer no dearth.'

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The Lady reflects on the absence of her child, Mizzi, through the symbolism of a doll, expressing her sorrow and the impact of poverty and divine judgment on their lives.

30s · longing · loss · poverty · faith · mourning

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