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3.04 AVERAGE
3.04 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Miss Julie was the June choice for #12Playsin12Months and I m just catching up.
This version is an adaptation of the original by August Strindberg.
Miss Julie is the daughter of a Count but having had an unconventional upbringing and after a failed engagement, she despises men and her restrictive role in society. She defies convention and consorts with the servants. The servants Jean and Kristin don't approve of her behaviour. However when tempted, Jean is seduced by Miss Julie and they have to face the consequences of this disastrous liaison.
There's a lot about class, gender roles, domination, societal expectations, wealth, heredity, status and reputation in this play. Miss Julie is a complex and not entirely likeable character. While she behaves as a wild, free spirit to begin with, when she ultimately steps over the line, it as if she loses all agency. Meanwhile Jean is disapproving until it comes to satisfying his own desires and Kristin sets herself above them both but is not herself faultless.
Miss Julie's transformation from domineering to submissive was the most interesting aspect for me. As a women acting as the alpha character, she's scorned and ultimately punished - not a fate that would befall men behaving in the same way at that time. Her character is not sympathetic however, so I suspect we're not meant to feel sorry for her but to condemn her - a reading that's perhaps unpallatable to today's society.
This version is an adaptation of the original by August Strindberg.
Miss Julie is the daughter of a Count but having had an unconventional upbringing and after a failed engagement, she despises men and her restrictive role in society. She defies convention and consorts with the servants. The servants Jean and Kristin don't approve of her behaviour. However when tempted, Jean is seduced by Miss Julie and they have to face the consequences of this disastrous liaison.
There's a lot about class, gender roles, domination, societal expectations, wealth, heredity, status and reputation in this play. Miss Julie is a complex and not entirely likeable character. While she behaves as a wild, free spirit to begin with, when she ultimately steps over the line, it as if she loses all agency. Meanwhile Jean is disapproving until it comes to satisfying his own desires and Kristin sets herself above them both but is not herself faultless.
Miss Julie's transformation from domineering to submissive was the most interesting aspect for me. As a women acting as the alpha character, she's scorned and ultimately punished - not a fate that would befall men behaving in the same way at that time. Her character is not sympathetic however, so I suspect we're not meant to feel sorry for her but to condemn her - a reading that's perhaps unpallatable to today's society.
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes