Plays by August Strindberg, Second series

A collection of intense short dramas that probe interpersonal power, desire, guilt, and social rank through compact, often domestic encounters. One play traces the collapse of success into personal ruin, another stages a tightly focused two-person confrontation about loyalty and identity, and others examine artistic pride, financial entanglement, and moral responsibility. Styles range from terse realism to confessional monologue and symbolic episode, while recurring motifs — alcohol, secrets, and damaged reputations — underscore how private longing and public image collide. The overall tone shifts between irony and bleak compassion, emphasizing psychological intensity and the consequences of unchecked passion and pride.