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Melcher Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

male · defiant · 51 sec

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Exactly. Then near the station of Amsteg on the Gotthard railway you've seen a tower, called Zwing-Uri, sung of by Schiller in his Wilhelm Tell. It stands there as a monument to the cruel oppression which the inhabitants of Uri suffered at the hands of the German Emperors. Good! On the Italian side of the Gotthard lies Bellinzona, as you know. There are many towers to be seen there, but the most curious is called Castel d'Uri. That's the monument recalling the cruel oppression which the Italian cantons suffered at the hands of the inhabitants of Uri! Now do you understand?

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Melcher reflects on historical oppression faced by different regions, drawing parallels between their struggles and expressing frustration over the cyclical nature of conflict.

30s · anger · oppression · historical conflict · identity · power

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