See more scenes from Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Forty-five years ago in her childhood hometown of Güllen, Claire
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Join the StageAgent community to learn more about this scene from The Visit and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
Already a member? Log in
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Upgrade to PRO to learn more about this scene from The Visit and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
START. Claire: Bark beetles. The tree is dying. (She notices Ill.) Alfred! Good to see you. I’m visiting my woods.
Ill: Are the woods yours too?
Claire: They are. May I sit next to you?
Ill: By all means. I just said good-bye to my family. They’re going to a movie. Karl bought himself a car.
[... ... ...]
END. Claire: I will take you to Capri in your coffin. I built a mausoleum in the garden of my palazzo. Surrounded by cypresses. Overlooking the Mediterranean.
Ill: I only know it from pictures.
Claire: Deep blue. A grand panorama. There you will remain. With me.
Ill: Now “Home Sweet Home” is finished too.
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich, Selected Writings Volume 1: Plays, “The Visit,” The University of Chicago Press, 2006, pp. 114-119.
More about this monologue
