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Forty-five years ago in her childhood hometown of Güllen, Claire Zachanassian was abandoned and betrayed by her lover, Alfred Ill, when she became pregnant with their child. When she took him to court over the paternity, he bribed two men to lie and claim they had slept with Claire too. She was left scorned and alone, and no amount of time can heal the wounds Claire carries. Now, she’s returned to Güllen triumphant, a billionaire, and she plans to exact justice against Alfred Ill, whatever the
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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.
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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.
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