In Patrick Marber’s adaptation, this play is set in an English country house after a Labour election victory. A woman in this play tells a story about her family estate, where “men were put to women’s work” and vice versa. At the end of this play, a terrified man imagines the hand behind a bell that rings increasingly loudly. Peasants celebrating Midsummer sing an obscene song after breaking into the (*) kitchen where this play is set. A character in this play dreams of climbing a tree to retrieve golden eggs. The “unfaithful” dog Diana is poisoned before the events of this play, which ends with the Count’s return. This play’s title character commits suicide when it becomes clear that she will not open a Lake Como hotel with her servant Jean. For 10 points, name this August Strindberg play about a young noblewoman. ■END■
ANSWER: Miss Julie [or Fröken Julie; accept After Miss Julie]
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