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S/LI/369. Why does the heroine kill herself in Strindberg's “Miss Julie”?

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DATE:
2009
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The paper analyses the naturalistic play “Miss Julie” by Johan Strindberg discussing the causes of the protagonist's suicide rooted in the fear of her own selfish actions and irrational behaviour, the sense of aristocratic honour, and the impact of external pressures on her state of mind.

 

KEYWORDS: Strindberg, Miss Julie, suicide,

 
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