Monologue

Mother Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

female · anguished · 30 sec

I can believe it. It's almost a pity. I could laugh at the figure you cut, if I didn't know it would make you weep, and others with you. But now you've had your will, hold fast to the woman who loves you; for if you leave her, you'll never smile again, and soon forget what happiness was.

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