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astridaw's review against another edition
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
3.25
klabe15's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
ebunk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
readingisadoingword's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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.
soti_66's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
theoselimovic's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
gospodakat's review against another edition
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
2.25
oz617's review against another edition
2.0
Historically interesting, if you want to see some of the bioessentialist arguments that have survived from 19th century proto-Nazis to today's anti-feminists.
carriedoodledoo's review against another edition
2.0
Wow. Miss Julie was a nasty, spoiled b$#@h and Jean was no better than he should be. Play about class differences and gender-based power roles and argument about who is actually the better person--not by content of their character! Oh no! But by who was born where. Not enjoyable.