The Father (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: August Strindberg
- First Published: 1887
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Sweden
- Genres: Realism, Naturalistic literature, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Parents and children, Love or romance, Gender roles, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Fathers, Sweden or Swedish people
- Locales: Sweden
Characters Discussed
The Captain, a captain of cavalry who is the chief sufferer in this domestic tragedy. He was rejected by his mother and consequently sought a mother/wife in marriage. Driven to raving madness by his wife, he is straitjacketed and suffers a stroke.
Laura, his wife. Accepting the maternal side of her relationship with her husband, she loathes her role as wife and takes vengeance on her husband by destroying him. In her efforts to prove him mad, she resorts to forgery and to misrepresentation of his scientific interests, which in fact she does not...
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