Monologue

Tempter Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

male · anguished · 33 sec

Then I shot her; not out of revenge, but in order to free myself from the unhealthy thoughts her faithlessness had forced on me; for when I tried to tear her picture out of my heart, images of her lovers always rose and crept into my blood, so that at last I seemed to be living in unlawful relationship with three men--with a woman as the link between us!

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