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The Stronger ( Swedish: Den starkare) is an 1889 Swedish play by August Strindberg. [1] [2] The play consists of only one scene. The characters are two women: a "Mrs. X", who speaks, and a "Miss. Y", who is silent, an example of a dramatic monologue . It was adapted into a 1952 opera by composer Hugo Weisgall and there have been numerous film ...
- 1889
- Dramatic monologue
- Swedish
- August Strindberg
"The Stronger" summary The play is a soliloquy in which Mrs. X only speaks and Miss Y responds with body language. The play represents a triangular love among Mrs. X, Miss Y, and Bob (but Bob never appears in the play) Mrs. X's husband, Bob and Miss Y were in love. Mrs. X still fears that Miss Y and Bob will get romance by visiting secretly.
THE STRONGER. a play in one-act. by August Strindberg. translated by Charles Wangel. The following one-act play is reprinted from Ten Minute Plays. Ed. Pierre Loving. New York: Brentano's, 1923. It is now in the public domain and may therefore be performed without royalties.
feet, and the stronger I strove to keep up the deeper I worked myself down, down, until I sank to the bottom, where you lay like a giant crab to clutch me in your claws—and there I am lying now. I hate you, hate you, hate you! And you only sit there silent—silent and indifferent; indifferent whether
With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars, so still and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies. Appears in 309 books from 1834-2008. Page 68 - O poet saturnine!
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May 18, 2009 · The Stronger: A Play in One Act by August Strindberg. Publication date 1906 Collection americana Book from the collections of Harvard University Language English.
The Stronger, a one-act play by August Strindberg explores the power dynamics between two women, X and Y. It is universally considered a classical short play and a monodrama of great psychological insight (depth). The play represents a triangular situation in which two actresses—one married, Mrs X, and one unmarried, Miss Y—meet ...
