Monologue

Valgerd Monologue from The Outlaw

From The Outlaw by August Strindberg

female · anguished · 1:13 min

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. You struck me, Thorfinn--I swore revenge--I shall humble you with a kind deed. GUNLÖD . Thanks, mother. VALGERD . Haven't you gone-- GUNLÖD. Now I shall go. VALGERD . You shout for help, you mighty man, who always helped yourself. Where is now your might--where is your kingdom-- Oh, he will perish! What shall I do? Pray? To whom? Odin? Njard? Ogir? I have called to them for four times ten years, but never have they answered. I have sacrificed, but never have they helped. Thou, God, however you may be called--Thou mighty one, who bids the sun to rise and set, thou tremendous one who rules over the winds and water--to you will I pray, to you will I sacrifice my revenge if you will save him.

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Valgerd expresses her deep frustration and desperation as she grapples with the futility of her prayers and the impending doom of Thorfinn, revealing her inner turmoil and desire for revenge.

40s · despair · revenge · power · faith · desperation

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