One of my favorite quotes is that you either marry your mother or your father. In a broader sense, that obviously just means that the person you fall in love with will be like some parent; it’s usually the one that was more accepting of you. With Julie, I see that, in the genesis of her life, parental positions have swapped and had periods of alternative dominance. She states that her mother had extreme influence on her in the early years---forcing her to hunt, adopt boyish activities, et cetera---but that, with her mother’s passing, the father took a controlling role. At one point, Julie says that she has not had one thought that was not influenced by the Count. I find the confusion of the sexes the play’s most powerful statement. I find few criticisms other than, like always, how unrealistic the dialogue is. The long-winded love speeches, the elegance in every sentence, the flower of the language---I really cannot imagine this play sounding this pleasureful in a Germanic language. I thought the end cheated the story, but was really happy with the opening scene. I do not have any specific reasons why; but I like that things started mid-action and maybe it is the description that really captivated me. And on that note, I very much enjoyed the description in the play; the stage descriptions prior to the dialogue are more in depth than those which we have previously read. I, also, found one of my favorite quotes in this play: the one about the wealthy having time to think about love all day and that the poor do it when they are not working.
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