The Power of Darkness by Leo Tolstoy (best reads of all time .TXT) đ
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The Power of Darkness is a five-act drama that follows the downfall of the peasants AnĂsya and NikĂta as they succumb to a series of sordid temptations, from adultery and drunkenness to outright murder. Written in 1886 but suppressed by censors until 1902, the play is a realist portrayal of some of the darkest elements of Russian peasant life. Similar to some other late Tolstoy works, like Resurrection, the playâs psychological exploration of human depravity is accompanied by a sharp social critique of the Russian Empire and its role in perpetuating poverty and ignorance among its lowest and most marginalized classes.
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Act IIThe scene represents the village street. To the left the outside of Peterâs hut, built of logs, with a porch in the middle; to the right of the hut the gates and a corner of the yard buildings. AnĂsya is beating hemp in the street near the corner of the yard. Six months have elapsed since the First Act.
AnĂsya Stops and listens. Mumbling something again. Heâs probably got off the stove. AkoulĂna enters, carrying two pails on a yoke. AnĂsya Heâs calling. You go and see what he wants, kicking up such a row. AkoulĂna Why donât you go? AnĂsya Go, I tell you! Exit AkoulĂna into hut. Heâs bothering me to death. Wonât let out where the money is, and thatâs all about it. He was out in the passage the other day. He must have been hiding it there. Now, I donât know myself where it is. Thank goodness heâs afraid of parting with it, so that at least it will stay in the house. If only I could manage to find it. He hadnât it on him yesterday. Now I donât know where it can be. He has quite worn the life out of me. Enter AkoulĂna, tying her kerchief over her head. AnĂsya Where are you off to? AkoulĂna Where? Why, heâs told me to go for Aunt Martha. âFetch my sister,â he says. âI am going to die,â he says. âI have a word to say to her.â AnĂsya Aside. Asking for his sister? Oh my poor head! Sure he wants to give it her. What shall I do? Oh! To AkoulĂna. Donât go! Where are you off to? AkoulĂna To call Aunt. AnĂsya Donât go I tell you, Iâll go myself. You go and take the clothes to the river to rinse. Else youâll not have finished by the evening. AkoulĂna But he told me to go. AnĂsya You go and do as youâre bid. I tell you Iâll fetch Martha myself. Take the shirts off the
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