Miss Julie, the daughter of a Swedish count whose last name remains unknown, holds a privileged position in late-19th-century Sweden. The title itself emphasizes her aristocratic status, as she is addressed as “Miss Julie” by those beneath her on the socioeconomic scale. All she has to do is adhere to the unspoken rules of her society for upper-class women, and a comfortable life seems assured. However, she defies these norms, and her downfall is mercilessly portrayed by August Strindberg in his play “Miss Julie.”

Strindberg was already a renowned playwright in Sweden before writing “Miss Julie.” Like Henrik Ibsen in Norway, he crafted uncompromising dramas with modern settings, ordinary characters, and bold subject matter. His naturalistic philosophy is evident in the preface of the play, where he describes his characters as conglomerates of past and present civilizations. The play takes place in the kitchen of Miss Julie’s father’s country house on Midsummer’s Eve, a time when social barriers are slightly relaxed.
As the play begins, Christine, the cook, and Jean, the valet, discuss Miss Julie’s strange behavior since the end of her engagement. Jean reveals the reason for the breakup, which involves Miss Julie dehumanizing her fiancé. Julie seems to enjoy flirting with Jean, much to his caution. A crisis occurs when a group of peasants approach the kitchen, and Julie and Jean hide in his room. When they emerge, their relationship has progressed to consummation. However, their initial joy is soon replaced by fear as they realize the consequences of their actions.
The situation quickly turns ugly between Jean and Julie, with both using cruel words to attack each other. Strindberg’s ideas about Jean’s superiority as a man are evident in their exchanges. However, there are also indications that Jean is molded by his environment and may not be able to rise above his station as easily as he dreams. Meanwhile, Miss Julie reveals the turbulent family history that has influenced her contradictory behavior. In the end, a desperate Julie begs Jean for help, but it becomes clear that there is no future for her.
Looking back on Miss Julie’s fate, Strindberg reflects on the concept of catharsis, a purging of pity and fear for the audience. “Miss Julie” remains relevant today, having been filmed twice in recent years. Its singular dramatic intensity and the emotions it evokes continue to draw movie-making talent, despite its seemingly uncinematic qualities. Set on Midsummer’s Eve, the play is filled with the chill of a bleak emotional winter.

I had a great time. It was intense, sharp, without brakes and Przybyszewski was really highly "inspired".

This experience was truly remarkable. The intensity of it all made my heart race. It was like a wild ride, full of excitement and surprises. The sharpness added an extra edge, making every moment count. And Przybyszewski's inspiration was palpable, it seemed to fuel the entire atmosphere.

I could feel the energy in the air, and it was contagious. It was a day I will never forget, filled with adventure and a sense of freedom.

The lack of brakes made it even more thrilling, as if we were on a path of no return, but that's what made it so special. I can't wait to have more experiences like this in the future.

Armastusega on ilmselt samuti nagu hüatsindiga.

It seems that love is also like a seed.

It has to be sown in the darkness,

before a beautiful lily can bloom from it.

Love often starts in a hidden and mysterious way.

Just like a seed that needs the right conditions to germinate and grow.

It may take time and patience for love to develop and flourish.

Sometimes, we may not even be aware of the love that is slowly taking root within us.

But as time passes, and with care and nurturing,

love can blossom into something truly wonderful and beautiful.

Just like a lily that brings joy and beauty to those around it.

So, let us be patient and allow love to grow in its own time.

For when it does, it will surely bring us great happiness and fulfillment.

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⭐️3.5 What was the defect? My father? My mother? Or myself? Myself? But I have no self. My thoughts are my father's thoughts, my feelings are my mother's feelings.

I read this play for the basic directing class, and maybe at the end of the semester when we direct it, I will write a more personal review. But it was a play that, while being engaging and readable, had a lot to say and deep events in it. A combination that makes the play complete and memorable for me. Strindberg is definitely one of my favorite playwrights, and I can't wait to read more of his works.

"Miss Julie is a modern character, not because the half-female, half-male flight has not existed in all ages, but because now, after her discovery, Julie has stepped forward and attracted attention. The half-woman is a kind of being who has increasingly aspired to superiority and now offers herself to power, adornments, distinctions, and academic degrees, just as she formerly sold herself for money, and such a being is headed for ruin. This kind of being is not good because it is not permanent, but unfortunately, it has the power to reproduce itself and its misfortunes in another generation; and the inferior men, as if from a flight, choose such a woman in order to reproduce and produce bastard races for whom life is a turmoil."

"This work, as a romantic heritage expanded by naturalism, is also tragic. Because naturalism desires nothing but pleasure: and for pleasure, physical strength and health are required."

The "customers" amazed me. A terrifying play that initially shows no loyalty to the deep thoughts - which can lead to sacrificing the dramatic situation. Strindberg, in the midst of his intense exploration regarding a man and a woman (make no mistake: there is only one man and one woman!), is still a playwright. This shows a capacity as if he has transitioned from engineering. The scenes appear very precise but less likely to make us think that it is entirely the work of an engineer-playwright. This can be understood by carefully comparing the characters Gustav and Adolf.

"Father" was also a disturbing work, and in the next ranking, I placed "Miss Julie". Overall, all three were very readable.

These plays offer unique perspectives and insights into human nature and relationships. The works of Strindberg are not only thought-provoking but also have a certain charm that attracts readers.

Whether it is the complex emotions between the characters or the intense conflicts in the plot, they all make people unable to put it down.

It is precisely because of these characteristics that Strindberg's plays have occupied an important position in the history of drama.

Bra. I'm really not a fan of misogynistic men. It's Strindberg, and it's so annoying. It's interesting that he uses the same arguments as today's sexists and the narrow-minded view that it's the breakdown of the man/woman concept that causes everything to fall into chaos:

"And in the yard, the men were set to women's work, and the women to men's work - with the consequence that property was on the verge of being lost, and we became a laughingstock in the area."

Who hurt you, bitch? Ah, just Siri. And she had every right to do that.

Strindberg's views seem outdated and unfair. The idea that there are strict gender roles and that any deviation from them leads to disaster is a very limited perspective. In today's society, we strive for equality and recognition of the individual's abilities and choices regardless of gender. We should move away from such archaic ideas and embrace a more inclusive and progressive mindset.

Last night, I chanced upon a film adaptation (from 2014) of Miss Julie.

Immediately after watching the film, I knew that I simply had to read the play. Today, I managed to read this play in half an hour. What an amazing play it is! It is filled with verbal and physical violence, opposing passion, incredible cruelty, neurotic behavior, and full-blown hysteria.

I can understand why many people might find this play a rather challenging read. I definitely wouldn't describe it as an enjoyable or easy read. At times, it is rather sickening and distinctly unpleasant throughout. However, this play definitely made me think, and the ending broke my heart a little, so I'm going to rate it highly.

I just realized that I have been familiar with this play for a long time, having learned about it in high school, but today was the first time I actually read it from cover to cover. As a high school student, the brutality and violence of the plot rather shocked me. It's strange how I forgot all about it until yesterday.

Anyway, Miss Julie is a short play and can be performed on stage in a few hours, I believe. A lot happens in a short period of time, but only three characters appear directly in this play (we might consider the count as the fourth, even though his voice is only suggested and not heard). Miss Julie can be described as a naturalistic play with a distinct Darwinian influence. Its atmosphere is extremely depressive, and its view on mankind is brutally pessimistic. Stripped down, it can be seen as an evolutionary battle for the survival of the fittest. The author himself hints at this in his Preface to the play. Nevertheless, this play can be read in multiple ways, and that's what I find so fascinating about it. Miss Julie can mean different things to different people, and while one can argue that this is the case with all good literature, there is a certain strength in this book that cannot be disputed.

In my opinion, Miss Julie is one of the best, if not the best, naturalistic plays that I have read. It is beautifully complex and open to different readings and interpretations. Many things in this play are suggested rather than shown. The film version wasn't bad; it was beautifully shot, and the acting wasn't bad either. Northern Ireland also seemed like a good location for the movie because its complex history gives new depth to the gap between Miss Julie and Jean. Still, it's not hard to imagine a similar gap in the Swedish setting. After all, all European nations had and still have many class divisions. I haven't seen all the film versions, but I definitely recommend that you read the book first.

I did like the play more than the film version. There might be a few spoilers as I comment on the differences between the two. Jean in the book is more of a social climber, and it seems obvious that he is suggesting suicide to save himself. Jean in the movie is a bit more complex because the movie invented a story about him waking up next to his brother who died of hunger - imagine what kind of hatred that would instill in a person, having a sibling die from hunger while living next to a Baron's estate. So, that part was clever on the part of the filmmaker. Jean in the book shows some signs of humanity, but not enough to make the reader feel sorry for him (at least it was hard for me to understand him). On the other hand, the Miss Julie in the film version is less likable than the one in the play itself, despite the fact that she also seems more neurotic and vulnerable. The written version gives us more insight into Julie's past and her relationship with her father. Moreover, the film version shows suicide rather than suggesting it. Does Julie kill herself? The play leaves the answer to us; the 2014 movie version doesn't.

What I found most fascinating about the book was the character of Julie's mother, a radical feminist of some sort. When the play takes place, Julie's mother has been dead for a long time but still haunts the home. Apparently, Julie's mother was a feminist who taught Julie to be like a man, forcing her to dress and act like a boy at times and instilling hatred towards all men in her. At their estate, Julie's mother forced men to do women's work and vice versa, causing financial ruin to the estate and mocking everyone around. It seems like a rather cruel thing to do. Julie's mother displayed signs of mental illness, but she was also calculated, as when she burned the estate a day after the insurance expired and forced her husband, the Baron, to borrow money from her lover. Julie's father, the Baron, seems to have been the victim of his wife's tyranny and cruelty. It's clear how such a traumatic childhood has left traces on Julie as she feels guilty for siding with her mother when she was still a child and didn't understand what was going on. The Baron taught Julie to hate women, and her mother taught her to hate both women and men. At the end of the play, Julie concludes that she has only her mother's and her father's thoughts in her. No wonder Julie feels so out of place, so lonely, and so sad! She is as much a victim of her mother as she is of her father.

If Ibsen were Tolstoy, Strindberg would be his Dostoievski. One particularly unpleasant; let's say his Knut Hamsun.

'Miss Julie' is the most misogynistic, classist and proto-fascist book I have read in a long time. Pure 1900; the shamelessness of positivism as an ideological fantasy.

It is also paradoxical and contradictory, crazy, full of pain, a deposit of social Darwinism and cruelty, of eugenic hopes in a new world, bold and provocative and terribly ambivalent. Like Nietzsche, like Hamsun, like other delirious enfants terribles of those dark times.

Amid so much cruelty, hatred and prejudice in 'Miss Julie', there are many interesting things and it retains a dark power of fascination.

Strindberg is modern in the movement. In a single act, segmented into four by musical numbers and pantomime, the drama consists of a process of suggestion; in the prologue, S. already speaks of Mesmer and the author-hypnotist. This partly explains his affectation, his passion for seriousness: Strindberg thinks that farce breaks the illusion of tragedy; and this is tragedy insofar as there is a hubris of sex and class and a destiny.

The atmosphere, the language and the courtesy treatments mobilize the tragic process of approach between classes, seduction, betrayal, rise and fall. An illusion that grabs hold.

In order for the director, actors and public to participate in the illusion, Strindberg gives an enormous freedom to the interpretation. Many of his greatest discoveries are at the disposal of the staging. There are systems of pauses, moments of scripted improvisation and, between one line of dialogue and another, leaps in which whole dramas can fit that are up to the reader.

It's not my thing, but from time to time one has to read things like this.

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You find yourself in a rather strange and unseemly situation - a women hating contest. And your opponent is none other than the infamous August Strindberg.

Strindberg, known for his rather extreme views on women, stands before you, ready to spew his misogynistic rants. You, on the other hand, are not one to back down easily.

As the contest begins, Strindberg launches into a tirade about how women are the source of all evil, how they are manipulative and conniving. You listen intently, trying to find the flaws in his arguments.

You counter his claims with rational and logical responses, pointing out that generalizations about an entire gender are unfair and inaccurate. You speak of the many wonderful and accomplished women throughout history who have made significant contributions to society.

The battle of words continues, with both you and Strindberg trading barbs. But in the end, you emerge victorious, having shown that hatred and bigotry have no place in a civilized discussion.

You walk away from the contest with your head held high, knowing that you have stood up for what is right and shown that women should be respected and valued, not hated and despised.

The second stage of reading Strindberg...

I almost despaired.

If Darwin had written his manifesto in exactly this way, that is, bringing in such a noisy naturalism and the survival of the fittest, to the extent that his attention was on the theme of social Darwinism. If his attention had been on heredity and character portrayal, I would have given him a five now... The characters, the lack of characters, it was very message-y, their women were very fussy, but they were never so disgusted with fornication that...

It was not at all comparable to a father figure like that. Was Strindberg the real father or Julie's stepfather? To answer this question, one has to enter the third stage of reading Strindberg!!!

Strindberg's works often present complex and controversial themes. His exploration of human nature, relationships, and society is both profound and thought-provoking. In this particular passage, the author expresses his initial disappointment with Strindberg's writing style in the second stage of reading. However, the mention of the third stage suggests that there may be more to discover and understand about Strindberg's works.

Perhaps in the third stage, the author will gain a deeper appreciation for Strindberg's unique perspective and the hidden meanings within his texts. It is through continuous reading and analysis that we can truly uncover the essence of a writer's work and form our own opinions.

Overall, the process of reading Strindberg is a journey of discovery and reflection, challenging us to question our own beliefs and perceptions.