This act is the emotional heart of the play. It depicts the harrowing reality of . Falder is shown deteriorating mentally and physically. Galsworthy uses a famous silent scene—where Falder paces his cell like a caged animal and eventually bangs on his door in a frenzy—to illustrate the "mental torture" of the system. Even the prison officials acknowledge the cruelty of the punishment, yet they feel powerless to change a system they are merely hired to manage. Act IV: The Aftermath
Justice Author: John Galsworthy Year: 1910 john galsworthy justice summary
