A Legend in Seven Scenes and a Prologue • The play takes place partly in Budapest, Hungary, and partly in a waiting area just outside Heaven. The story concerns Liliom, a tough, cocky carousel barker who falls in love with Julie, a young woman who works as a maid.
Liliom: A Legend in Seven Scenes and a Prologue • ... LILIOM Where did you walk? JULIE In the park. LILIOM And your virtue? Where did you lose that? JULIE I haven't got any virtue. LILIOM Well, you had once. JULIE No, I never had. I'm a respectable girl. LILIOM Yes, but you gave the ...
A Legend in Seven Scenes and a Prologue • This is the situation at the end of the third scene, when he lies down on the couch and buries his head in a pillow. From this point on we can look upon the play as a fantasy of Liliom's.