I Dostoevsky places a male narrator at the center of the story, who monologues over his wife's lifeless body. A delirium of guilt, hatred, love, and self-justification.

Yannis Dalianis, with his adaptation, gives a voice to the woman, who remains silent in the original. A voice full of vitality that, as she seeks contact, is silenced because she represents a danger and a threat to the laws of a patriarchal society.

Ultimately, through the confrontation of two worlds – male discourse and female silence – an on-stage "anatomy" of power, love, and internal alienation emerges.

"In creating the theatrical adaptation of 'Imene,' I decided to retain the monologue form but to unexpectedly include fragments of dialogue scenes aiming to highlight the woman's vitality and assertiveness (as described in the original story), as well as her dramatic journey towards silence, withdrawal from life, and ultimate downfall. At times, she takes over the monologue and alludes to some answers to her husband's questions, but he does not hear her, just as he never did. […] In any case, the dominant impression is one of desperate loneliness among all the characters. Capable of moving us and perhaps urging us towards genuine, human coexistence," states G. Dalianis in his introductory note.