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Play by August Strindberg ( 1849- 1912)
The genre: Dramatic monologue.
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August Strindberg
The play consists of only one scene:
It was the first August Strindberg play to be
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The Stronger by August Strindberg is a play that
is filled with irony. One of the first things
noticed in this play is that the characters have
OMEN SHm OMe UM UTNE Yara ROL
SEURather than having names like most
plays, the two characters are
differentiated by the letters "X" and
nym
Another ironic thing about this play,
is how it is written; the dialogue of
the play is not evenly spoken.
Instead of the two characters
conversing between one another,
the play is written almost like a
monologue where only Mrs. X
speaks. Because Mrs. X is the only
speaker, one would think that she is
"the stronger," but ironically, she is
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