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Tempter Monologue from To Damascus

From To Damascus by August Strindberg

male · anguished · 51 sec

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Yet this woman maintained she loved me, and that I didn't love her. But I loved her so much I didn't want to speak to any other human being; because I feared to be untrue to her if I found pleasure in the company of others, even if they were men. I'd married for feminine society; and in order to enjoy it I'd left my friends. I'd married in order to find company, but what I got was complete solitude! And I was supporting house and home, in order to provide strange men with feminine companionship. _C'est l'amour_, my friend!

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The character reflects on the paradox of seeking companionship through marriage but ultimately feeling isolated and betrayed by the reality of his situation.

30s · sadness · love · isolation · identity · betrayal

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