Monologue

Stranger Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

male · philosophical · 58 sec

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Yes, I could. There are moments when I feel as if I bore all the sin and sorrow, all the filth and shame of the whole world. There are moments when I believe we are condemned to sin and do bad actions as a punishment! (Pause.) Not long ago I lay sick of a fever, and amidst all that happened to me, I dreamed that I saw a crucifix without the Crucified. And when I asked the Dominican--for there was a Dominican among many others--what it could mean, he said: 'You will not allow Him to suffer for you. Suffer then yourself!' That's why mankind have grown so conscious of their own sufferings.

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The Stranger reflects on the burdens of humanity, grappling with the concept of suffering and the implications of personal and collective guilt.

30s · despair · suffering · redemption · existentialism · isolation

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