Miss Julie | Summary

Miss Julie opens with Jean, a valet, and Kristine, a cook, in the kitchen of the Count, their master. The two begin to talk about Miss Julie, the Count's daughter. Jean says she is crazy, dancing with the servants at a Midsummer's Eve celebration when she should be visiting relatives with her father. Kristine remarks that Julie has always been crazy but has gotten worse since breaking off her engagement with her fiancé. Jean reveals that he once saw Julie "training" her fiancé as one would train a dog, making him jump over her riding crop and hitting him with it after...

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