Monologue

Pastor Monologue from The Father

From The Father by August Strindberg

male · contemplative · 52 sec

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What do you mean? (CAPTAIN: Why, you only sat and mumbled something or other.) To tell the truth I really don't know what to say. It is a pity about the girl, yes, and a pity about the lad, too. For think if he were not the father. The girl can nurse the child for four months at the orphanage, and then it will be permanently provided for, but it will be different for him. The girl can get a good place afterwards in some respectable family, but the lad's future may be ruined if he is dismissed from the regiment.

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The Pastor reflects on the difficult futures of a girl and a lad, contemplating the implications of parenthood and societal expectations.

40s · sadness · family · fate · isolation · identity

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