The Stronger By August Srindberg

The Stronger is a theatrically, intriguing piece of fiction by August Strindberg. A poignant one-act play with two women: Mrs. X and Miss Amelie Y. The first line within the play sets the scene “The corner of a ladies' cafe. Two little iron tables, a red velvet sofa, several chairs.” (Project, n.d.)
Mrs. X is an indignant, talkative, married actress with possibly a couple of small children. It is Christmas Eve and she has been shopping for Christmas gifts. She stops at a small cafe, and sees acquaintance, Miss Amelie Y. Miss Amelie Y is an unmarried single actress, with apparently no significant other, or children. She is already in the cafe, reading and possibly enjoying a cup of chocolate.
Mrs. X is the protagonist in this play. She is the starting and ending point within this performance. She also does most of the speaking. Mrs. X shows a variety of emotions through this small one-act play. Her emotions go from disappointment, in the beginning (from seeing Miss Y all alone on Christmas Eve) to happiness (discussing the children’s gifts that she just purchased) to disdainfulness (when she states the last line of the play to Miss Y). She is haughty,
She has very few lines within the one-act play, but her gestures and lack of speech speaks volumes for her. Her response to Mrs. X’s introduction states how she feels about this particular interaction. She looks up, politely nods, then returns to her reading. This kind of response silently states to Mrs. X that while Miss Y acknowledges her entrance, she does not particularly want to interact with her at this time. Miss Y does, however, interact with Mrs. X when push comes to shove. She loudly, and possibly a little obnoxiously, laughs and shrieks at the antics of Mrs. X’s mocking of her husband. With this peculiar exchange, we, the audience, gets the hint that there may be something underlining between Miss Y and Mrs. X’s husband,