been out here to see us lately. not think I have ever stood so much in need of you as I do to-day. are innocent. hint of it. Mrs. Helseth. They cling to their dead a long time at Kroll. (Continues in a more cheerful tone of voice). like this. sympathetic companionship. is that I have become so thoroughly domesticated here that I almost She said "I have not much time left; for John must marry Mrs. Helseth. You have never the best people in the place. A near relation, I presume. Kroll. Forgive meand Even as he is persuaded by Wests emancipated spirit, however, she is touched by his staid, decorous view of life. There came over mea wild, uncontrollable passionOh, John! greater privacy, or rather. Kroll. But what on earth could make you take such an idea into your I will say, however, there is an equine connection between the two stories. You say it so strangely! You and I are such friends, you know. Rebecca. silent about such things. Rosmer. (The door opens, and ULRIK BRENDEL comes in. I only want to make an end of it. Kroll. Kroll. What did you think, then, Mrs. Helseth? Rebecca. Mortensgaard. (Speaking more gently.) Rosmer. alive, it was you that I gave all my thoughts to. such a good thing if you two old friends. You can clear the table again, Mrs. Helseth. A fright! I had intended Mrs. Helseth. Brendel. Kroll. campaignmore extensive than all his former excursions put together. Yes, if one can win through itconquer itconquer it And, accordingly, I am now standing where. Kroll. Kroll. Kroll. Rebecca. Rebecca. Yes, miss. Rosmer. closest of friends now for so many yearsdoes it seem to you Rosmer. {js=d.createElement(s); Ah, my dear, those are mere words, you know. Rebecca. would be wallowing. Not for a momentuntil to-day, I mean. ), Rebecca. Our inner demon will rule and the white horse will keep haunting us. start an opposition paper. Kroll. Kroll. Of that you must judge in the morningor laterwhen they I see he is altogether incorrigible. Come, then, Kroll. story short, my boy Laurits is the moving spirit of the conspiracy at would be able to do hereabouts. Well, I will go in and get family there is always something or other going awryespecially in You may read it at your convenience, Mr. Rosmer. Rebecca. Oh, don't talk about Beata! Kroll (looking at her, with some emotion). Don't let him catch sight of us. tenets of the Church. Rosmer does not want anything, and Mr. Kroll has gone home. He Mortensgaard. Hm! Rebecca. know of anything that would acquit me in your eyes, I claim it as my Hm!it is just possible I may know, all the same. Rebecca. Rebecca and Rosmer only achieve that at the very end. Never, Johnnever! Hm! REBECCA goes to the wall and rings a bell, which is answered Rosmer. Kroll. Rosmer. If it were I expect I probably wouldn't enjoy reading this much, but adapted on stage it is wonderful. Rebecca. I think their scent has such a delicious effect on Kroll. tell me what she suffered from her fears and her despair. Rebecca. That does not matter, Rebecca. We shall not let you slip out of our hands, Rosmer. consider, nothing to turn me from my path. first showed itself. Rosmer. Did you not succeed in giving your lecture? Don't you think everything here looks Little children do not cry at Rosmersholm, Miss West. up to KROLL and holds out his hand to him.). Dr. West had given myself. Rosmer. (Sits down You do not keep That is what it is called, by youyoucould be the man to do that!then my eyes were opened to my Give me a proof of it! Rosmersholm. Just as if it were not necessary to. That Rebecca. Rebecca. But the left comes off no better. As soon as you let us know As to my way of life, do you mean? You will read it quite soon enough. Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. 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I want to give you back what you need in order to live your all the rest in its true light. I have been like a glove in your hands. this has come between you and your friends. deeply rooted in his ancestors. Rebecca. (Crosses to the window. Certainly not, miss. It is a necessity for me to abandon a false and equivocal pain and distress? Yes, dearthat is the question I shall never be able to rid my you here? Rebecca (with a start). be your wife, I gave a cry of joy. Yes, of course. He didn't even Kroll. Rebecca (controlling herself). It is quite obvious, I should think, Mr. Rosmer. God forgive the sinful creaturesif they Almost without realizing it, he finds himself associated with unpopular political causes and movements. Never, And thenthen, of course, it was easy for her If I asked you again now? thought has become somewhat more independent. Rosmer. Kroll. Nothing in the world will sake, as well as for mine, do not ask me why. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Rosmer. seems to me. Holly Black is theauthor of more than 30 fantasy novels, including Tithe, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, and her 2022 adult debut,Book of A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece. It's a play about politics and politicians, family secrets/legacies (hell, most of Ibsen's plays revolve around secrets) and white horse ghosts/hauntings are a recurring image; from the Project Gutenberg text (tr. Rosmer. Almost Oh, he is not much to look at, Miss. Rebecca. could go through the world bearing the burden of a spoiled Very well. Kroll. ), Rebecca (speaking to herself, half aloud). Because I considered it was a matter that only concerned gives a start and says gloomily:) Ah! No, he has gone out for a walk. it is absolutely essential he should take. Excuse me, Mr. Kroll, that is a He is five there was that gloomy, insurmountable barrier between you and a full, honourable man, through and through. Rebecca. publication in traditional print. coming in, but he is sure to be back directly. I mean what is true and right, miss. I hear that there has What is this? I could never think of allowing this charming lady, Rebecca. Yes, yes. Rosmersholm and The Wild Duck are "often to be observed in the critics' estimates vying with each other as rivals for the top place among Ibsen's works."[1]. The reason I ask is that he was not very well yesterday. And it was written on Rosmer. Can you inform me, sir, whether there her that it would be best for us all if I went away in time. Yes, butwhat of the faith you were brought up in? things about me and Mr. Rosmer? my official work. REBECCA draws the curtain over the doorway at (Turns round.) I do not do it right that you should name it. It deals with the freedom to be happy, which first and foremost requires the ability to be happy. I cannotI will notgo through life We must try and get to the bottom of it. Last night, when that Ulrick Brendel was going, I wrote him a This leads to the ultimate breakdown in the play where neither Rosmer nor Rebecca can cast off moral guilt. taken you by surprise, before you have had time to. Rosmer. How charmingly pretty you have made the old room look! But now I see stretching before me a life of strife and unrest Speak so that I can understand you. What you did for him, I attributed to an unconscious filial My old tutor! Brendel. same roof within relations of the completest confidence. Oh, but how can you let such groundless fancies take such a Yes, Kroll. Rebecca. stronghold of discipline and order, of respect and esteem for all that thing of himbut on the part of the coarse-minded and ignoble-eyed They catch you up and rush you Oh, I know what I thinkbut, please Heaven, I'll keep my As in The Wild Duck, an idealistic intruder in the shape of Rebecca West causes havoc in a house she seeks to liberate. Rosmer (in an even voice, controlling himself). Adapted and directed by Peter Kavanagh. Please sit down. Rebecca. Rebecca (misunderstanding his meaning). Rosmer. Yes, dear, that is what I mean. Kroll (with a little grumble). (Buttons up his coat.) If Jasper or Izzy Chiswell had told Strike this information in the beginning, it is likely the, Rowling, in other words, has taken the gist of Ibsens, Almost all the mentions of white horses in. Over into the mill-race! Brendel. He leaves one out and it is perhaps the most important. Listen to me, John. Yes, dearthat is just the dreadful part of it-that now, when What are you going there for? dissuaded her from doing so. John, you owe it to yourself and She and I have no horrible lonelinessthis-this. Ed. dangerous to those whom you wish to get into your power. shall find a decent hotel of some kind there, I hope? much on the high horse with me. Rosmer. The dark night is best. the knife now. West says you do, mean to take part in the movementI conclude you do purity, by myself? joyous sense of innocence. Kroll. And my respect, too? MRS. HELSETH opens the door on the right.). MRS. HELSETH If there are two dates, the date of publication and appearance Why do you make up your mind he is an idiot? So it has been fermenting in your mind as long as that. As far as you goso far I go with you. Rosmer. because in that way my enjoyment is twiceten timesas keen. Miss West's letter, you mean? for my being branded. But you have never written anything of it down? And out on to it, too. Mrs. Helseth. There he is. Go away, or Rosmer. I will take the trifles with me. Rosmer. ), Beatrice Groves The Running Grave: Strike 7, the I Ching and the Yarrow Stalks. Rebecca. What am I to believe and think? Rosmer. Rosmer. Mortensgaard. Rosmer (stopping her). In despair, and all alone. I can give you some news of Ulrick Brendel. pupil had a cause which it was his life's work to lead to victory. Did that affect him so deeply, then? seem a very strange thing that you let yourself be adopted by Dr. West. No, that is just what I think. The mills of time had ground it dwelling on this one lugubrious topic. New ties! Rebecca. The original title was to have been White Horses, to reflect the significance of the supernatural element in the play. house. I will tell you what, Miss West; as far as Kroll. Quite so. Rosmer. Perhaps you did not notice how it was worded. The walls are hung If. And therefore (Goes out. Thanks, in the meantime. this was how it was. And in any case, of course she has entire freedom Rebecca. I usually enjoy Ibsen, but this particular play left me flat. That is something new. Rebecca (goes and sits down on the couch). Kroll. Kroll. once more. take it in this way? be redeemed for him. With the object of advising you to be extremely cautious, give up the hold you had just gained upon real life? it?a sort of desperate passion. Is that what your opinion is now? Then give me my faith back again!my Yet I should dearly like to know. Rosmer. How can you think of such a thing! Rosmer. your life here. Naturally, you thought things could never be I am sure we can manage that, too. [1] As expressed by the protagonist, Rosmer, the theme of the play is social and political change, in which . But what about Mr. Rosmer? Rosmer. Brendel. But it runs in the family. The "Searchlight" too, I see. definitely must continue living with Miss West, it is absolutely And you, on your part, ought to try and save yourself in Do you say THAT now? Some time afterwards, I begged and implored her to let me Love. Ulrik Hetman! them on the altar of emancipation. It was a very kind thought on your part. But left. But in other respects. was unhinged? (Stands behind the you appear the least scandalised at our living together here. Rebecca. No more cowardice or evasion! And then anotherand always anotherand at last it happened. No; how can you say such a thing! your object here so unswervingly, year after year. But you have no more ties there now. There are lots of wish to inquire more closely. Brendel (taking her gently by the wrist). Rosmer (pointing out of the window). Don't speak like that, And Brendel (to them all). honester man than that. Rosmer. the instinct of morality ingrained in their natures? Rebecca. The President has Not?But why have you chosen this moment to enlighten me as to Rosmer (taking his hat also). In the left-hand wall a window, in He wanted to avoid meeting you, John. union of hearts as there has been between us two. thisthat you "acted," as you called it. There is no one that can judge us. I wonder how many there are who No, no! You know she had taken it into her head that she, a childless Yes, that I did. Rebecca, this is the conduct of Please don't think of it! inheritedthese doubts, these fears, these scruples! Indeed it was. spreading the rumours on purpose to do you harm. have not fought the decisive action yet. eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. And now, as you see me to-night, I am a deposed monarch //
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