Use of Language in 'Miss Julie'
The use of language in Miss Julie is very complicated and simple throughout the play and also was written in 1888. The language of the play is Swedish written by August Strindberg but was translated into English by Kenneth McLeish and when you translate a language into English its really hard to make it sense. In my opinion the playwright uses different types of language; and also how the play has different types high and low classes for example Miss Julie is a high class person because she is the Lordship's daughter and she presented by this way her language:'Not to mention conceit. Don Juan is that your name? Or Joseph, out of the Bible? That's it, Joseph' this shows that Miss Julie's language is very complicated as she is the Lordship's daughter, in the play Miss Julie doesn't use simple sentences so much, so she shows she is a higher class than everyone in the play and she makes very sophisticated references.
However, sometimes in the play Jean uses complicated language as well this shown that Jean has an ambition to be a high status person even though Jean is a servant, a lower class 'The mistress of everything, the chief ornament of the house'. On the other hand Kristen the cook uses a lot of simple language, Kristen is a character that follows the orders and shows respect that's why Strindberg in the play always has her talking in simple language 'She's always been wild. But worse these last few days, since her engagement finished'
The use of language in Miss Julie is very complicated and simple throughout the play and also was written in 1888. The language of the play is Swedish written by August Strindberg but was translated into English by Kenneth McLeish and when you translate a language into English its really hard to make it sense. In my opinion the playwright uses different types of language; and also how the play has different types high and low classes for example Miss Julie is a high class person because she is the Lordship's daughter and she presented by this way her language:'Not to mention conceit. Don Juan is that your name? Or Joseph, out of the Bible? That's it, Joseph' this shows that Miss Julie's language is very complicated as she is the Lordship's daughter, in the play Miss Julie doesn't use simple sentences so much, so she shows she is a higher class than everyone in the play and she makes very sophisticated references.
However, sometimes in the play Jean uses complicated language as well this shown that Jean has an ambition to be a high status person even though Jean is a servant, a lower class 'The mistress of everything, the chief ornament of the house'. On the other hand Kristen the cook uses a lot of simple language, Kristen is a character that follows the orders and shows respect that's why Strindberg in the play always has her talking in simple language 'She's always been wild. But worse these last few days, since her engagement finished'
