Engstrand monologue (Act 1) — Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts

But we must have some women in the house; that is as clear as daylight. Because in the evening we must make the place a little attractive--some singing and dancing, and that sort of thing. Remember they are seafolk--wayfarers on the waters of life! (Coming nearer to her.) Now don't be a fool and stand in your own way, Regina. What good are you going to do here? Will this education, that your mistress has paid for, be of any use? You are to look after the children in the new Home, I hear. Is that the sort of work for you? Are you so frightfully anxious to go and wear out your health and strength for the sake of these dirty brats?