Uskottomuus : 3-näytöksinen draama by Lauri Haarla
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"Uskottomuus : 3-näytöksinen draama" by Lauri Haarla is a three-act stage play written in the early 20th century. It centers on a fallen patriarch, Abraham Svart, and his adult children—devout Rauha, idealistic scholar Eelis, hard-nosed businessman Asser, and pleasure-seeking Kaarin—as they wrestle with faith, pride, desire, and the stain of family ruin. The title theme of infidelity triggers a moral crisis that pits spiritual ideals against raw human passion and social survival.
The opening of the play presents the Svart family in a shabby attic room where Abraham drinks and spars with Rauha’s religious fervor, while Kaarin schemes for a night out and Eelis readies his future. Asser arrives and coldly refuses to finance Eelis’s philosophical work, splitting the brothers; Agnes, Eelis’s fiancée, returns shaken and confesses an affair, prompting Eelis—stung and humiliated—to strike her and flee inwardly. Act Two shifts to the old mill cottage, where gossip swirls, Rauha’s long-lost love Eerik reappears repentant and is quietly forgiven, and Eelis obsessively watches for Agnes, torn between pride and longing. When Eelis moves to fetch her, Abraham blocks him and, to harden his resolve, ends the opening by revealing that Eelis’s mother was unfaithful in the same way. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Haarla, Lauri, 1890-1944 |
|---|---|
| Title | Uskottomuus : 3-näytöksinen draama |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1924. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76863 |
| Release Date | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 204 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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