The “Four-Point-On” Theory

And a Six Organization in Distress
Judith Searle
Arthur Schnitzler’s comedy La Ronde consists of ten love scenes with overlapping characters who represent a cross-section of Viennese society in the first decade of the 20th century. In this roundelay of sex, we see first a scene between a soldier and a prostitute, second a scene between the same soldier and a parlor maid, third a scene between the same maid and her wealthy employer, fourth a scene between the same wealthy man and his mistress, an...