Dramatis Personae Scene 4 Summary

The morning after Midsummer Eve has come. Julie returns ready to go, carrying a small birdcage with her finch inside. Jean says she cannot take it with her to leave, but states that she says she has to ... it is the only living thing that has loved her. When Jean reiterates that she cannot take the finch with her, Julie says that the bird cannot go to a stranger. Jean says he will kill it then, and so he does. This is the turning point to the end of the play.

At this critical juncture, Julie says that she now wants Jean to kill her, too, rather than run away from the situation. She cannot bear the thought of living with the shame of the situation that has developed. Jean asks her to calm down.

Just as Julie is...