Miss Julie Lesson Plan

In the "Author’s Preface" to Miss Julie, Strindberg’s criticises the state of theater in his time. Do you think that his criticisms could still be applied to theater today? Why or why not?

Most students will not be following the "cutting edge" developments of contemporary theater, but they are likely to have some strong opinions about the state of the arts in general. The notion that one or several esteemed art forms has lost its relevancy among the broader public is one that that has never fully gone away in American life – people have been predicting the death of the novel for decades! – and students will likely be aware of this, too. For this reason, the teacher may...