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Mme X Monologue from The Father

From The Father by August Strindberg

female · dramatic · 1:58 min

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And then he comes home and has to hunt for his slippers which Marie has stuck under the chiffonier--oh, but it's sinful to sit here and make fun of one's husband this way when he is kind and a good little man. You ought to have had such a husband, Amelie. What are you laughing at? What? What? And you see he's true to me. Yes, I'm sure of that, because he told me himself--what are you laughing at?--that when I was touring in Norway that that brazen Frêdêrique came and wanted to seduce him! Can you fancy anything so infamous? (Pause.) I'd have torn her eyes out if she had come to see him when I was at home. (Pause.) It was lucky that Bob told me about it himself and that it didn't reach me through gossip. (Pause.) But would you believe it, Frêdêrique wasn't the only one! I don't know why, but the women are crazy about my husband. They must think he has influence about getting them theatrical engagements, because he is connected with the government. Perhaps you were after him yourself. I didn't use to trust you any too much. But now I know he never bothered his head about you, and you always seemed to have a grudge against him someway. (Pause. They look at each other in a puzzled way.)

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30s · confusion · jealousy · trust · betrayal · identity

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