Mother Monologue from Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts

From Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts by August Strindberg

female · anguished · 47 sec

I know what you mean to do, Olof--I know what error you have fallen into--and I cannot hope to persuade you out of it, for you know so much more than I do, and I am sure that the Lord will put you on the right path again--but I ask you to take care of your own life, so that you won't plunge headlong into perdition! Don't risk your life! (Olof: What do you mean? They won't kill me in the pulpit, will they?) Haven't you heard that Bishop Brask wants the Pope to introduce the law that sends all heretics to the stake? (Olof: The inquisition?) Yes, that's what they call it.

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