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How did Miss Julie depart from traditional divisions into acts and scenes?

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In his drama Miss Julie, August Strindberg departed from traditional theatrical conventions by eliminating the standard divisions into acts, scenes, and intermissions. Instead, the play utilizes interludes—such as a peasant dance and a pantomime—to bridge the action, maintaining a continuous flow that serves the work's naturalistic style.1