A Dream Play (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: August Strindberg
- First Published: 1902
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Expressionism
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: Sweden
- Genres: Drama, Mythological literature, Expressionist literature
- Subjects: Values, Family or family life, Suffering, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Ethics, Life, philosophy of, Christ figures or saviors, Sweden or Swedish people, Joy or sorrow, Locks or keys
- Locales: Sweden
Characters Discussed
Daughter of Indra, incarnated as Agnes, a goddess who comes down to Earth in the form of a beautiful woman to find out why humanity is so discontented. Like Christ, she experiences the pain of being human. At first, she is hopeful that love will conquer all, but after she listens to the anguished cries of humanity, experiences the pain of family life, and discovers that reform always will be stifled by the self-righteous, she can look on humanity only with compassion. She finally realizes that human beings are creatures who hopelessly harbor spiritual...
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