Not of her, no. If it’d been Klara or Sophie, I’d have scratchedyour eyes out!—But her now—no—I don’t know why.—Oh, but it’sdisgusting!
Some pages ago, Timmy had mentioned that he didn't know what direction the play was supposed to be taking —satirical, comedic, etc. I initially disagreed with that thought, but this line right here makes me agree with him now. It's satire, I suppose, but unconvincingly so. So I guess it's just meant to be taken at face value.
What terrible power drew me to you? Was it the lure of theweak to the strong? Or of someone falling to someone rising! Or was itlove? Was that love?
In her ambition of never needing a man she has fallen victim to the classic blunder of falling for the attractive asshole. Many such cases! Seeing her unravel her actions out loud is particularly sad, though. Not all of the blame can fall on Julie. Some, but not all.
Well, she’s got her monthly now;
This is something that I've never seen girls say about one another, even if they hate each other. I feel like this is a very "written by a man" moment, even for naturalism. But it also speaks to the uncomfortable intimacy that must exist between Julie and the workers.
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My note is more about the stage directions. It's around this point where it dawned on me that the directions are very simple, and that it's affecting my vision of the play because it's so open-ended. There aren't even descriptions of an interiors. The implications for me are that I don't really imagine spaces, just people in a sort of void. I find it off-putting.
ngry is unhealthy. It's unscientific. I'm calm, quite calm. My pulse is its usual 60 and I tell you with the utmost coolness ... God forbid that we should get angry over a mere human being, a human being. Now, ifit had been a proteus ... But really, you shouldn't have pissed against the wall.
I find it funny how the Doctor acts as a jab at the concept of naturalism that this play is so frequently credited as forerunning. Reducing everything to science vs unscientific is comedic, but ultimately a very dehumanizing way to live.
'And stood at his feet weeping and began to wash his feet with her tears and wipe them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with ointment.'
What a shallow attempt from Marie to look sorrowful for the things she has done, or at least seems to have done as far as Woyzeck knows. The part of the Bible that she's quoting is about a sinful woman who washes Jesus' feet. One of the Pharisees criticizes Jesus for this, and Jesus basically says that since she has a lot of sins to be forgiven, she loves much more. Maybe Marie is saying this in good faith but I have my doubts.