Monologue

Mrs Heyst Monologue from Easter

From Easter by August Strindberg

female · anguished · 52 sec

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But I can. Eleonora, the child of sorrow, has found happiness, tho' it's not of this world. Her unrest has turned to peace, which she sheds upon others. Sane or not, she has found wisdom. She knows how to carry life's burdens better than I do, better than all of us. Am _I_ sane, for that matter? Was I sane when I thought my husband innocent altho' I knew that he was convicted by the evidence, and that he confessed? And you, Elis--are you sane when you can't see that Christine loves you, when you believe that she hates you?

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Mrs. Heyst reflects on the nature of sanity and love, questioning her own perceptions and the emotional turmoil surrounding her relationships.

40s · sadness · madness · love · identity · suffering

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