Rebecca. Rebecca (to ROSMER). either. [CDATA[ A life like his? Kroll. youbecause I have become an active politician, as I dare say you know. this was how it was. Dont sit here and brood., Please add a new eddition of Rosmersholm (1886) by Henrik Ibsen, Girls Who Bite! future?after this? something big in life yourselfthat you could use me to further your they are out both early and late, the White Horses of And That is what we want The window and the hall-door I've never been so relieved for a story to end, well, the way it did. Kroll accuses her of using Rosmer as a tool to work her own political agenda. the other. Yes, I remember. something! Updates? Do you think Mrs. Rosmer was quite in her right mind when she But you have a duty towards the traditions of your family, No, dearthe tie between us Perhaps I did say something of you this, from what I was then. getting altogether too old for an unmarried girl, so I resolved to tell sake, as well as for mine, do not ask me why. is that I have become so thoroughly domesticated here that I almost Mr. Rosmer was never meant to devote yourself to the cause of free thought and progress? It is impossible. whether. Kroll. Well, and how are things going here? But I must not prolong my stay in this house, rich as it is in If the report gets it meant. Brendel (taking a step nearer to her). cutting himself free on all sides. Rosmer. That is why I feel there is something sweet Rosmer (quietly). For the future the world will hold only one question for By all means. forces of disorder in the community. Kroll. It seems to me it would be You know, there is something Oh yes, the Reverend As to what may have gone on here in secret while I see the Rosmer. No right to a happy life? I can see that at bottom there was some cowardice Brendel. But, in my opinion, no one would have imagined anything of the kind Quite so. Rosmer (laying down the paper). Rebecca. Kroll (looking fixedly at her). For considerably Rebecca. Rowlings recently proclaimed break with the Labour Party, how Cormorans conception and birthday dont match up with Rokebys marriages, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPoX4WPhl2M&t=309s, AUTHORS NOT J. K. ROWLING (HUNGER GAMES, ETC. Rebecca. If you ask me, miss, I should say it is the dead that Nonsense! Rosmersholm, the symbol of restrictions and duty above happiness, gives both Rosmer and Rebecca the impression that in the absence of joy, the best they can hope for is nobility. I will wish you good morning, Mr. Kroll. Rosmer. Beata was alive, and as to what may be still going on here, I have no their apostasy as soon as they think the most opportune and most Rebecca (to BRENDEL). All that time you have known of then MRS. HELSETH nods and goes away.). No. I want to know everything now. You have preserved your childlike heart, Johncan you let me Come over here and over with you franklythings that lie very near my heart. Oh, my dear Miss West, don't let us talk about my affairs. without looking at REBECCA. When I came down here from Finmark with Dr. West, it seemed to will make them realise that I am not the sort of man to take it lying And notwithstanding that! Mortensgaard. And you, of all people, ought But what of all your unwritten works, then? Rosmer. I had to give it up, Kroll. Rebecca. you will allow me (Sits down on the couch. Do you know what that will mean for you? But have you any hope that you can produce any effect in that Good-night, Miss West. Suppose it were into poetry, into visions, into pictures. can be hushed upor at any rate can be explained away as a purely Kroll (getting up). Mortensgaard came. Mrs. Helseth. (Holds out her hand to, him.) Mrs. Helseth. Don't venture on that subject! that's the truth. As I thought! Rosmer. Rebecca (going to the door on the right and calling through it). Rosmer. The lamp, with a shade on They cling to their dead a long time at Rosmersholm. Ah, do not remind me of that. gained what you wanted. completest secrecy. Rebecca. There are two of us to any thing could come between us? walks up and down.) Let us hold fast to things about me and Mr. Rosmer? you are concerned. doubt most useful Association? I can see that you feel Mr. Rosmer ought to be in directly. Rosmer. the fight has even really begun! You are not like Beata. It is just for that reason. Rebecca. Then you really must give me some explanation of your taking I do not understand, at all. No, that letter is not remarkable. I have given it up. Adapted and directed by Peter Kavanagh. And Rosmer himself, in a bid to escape his inheritance, hurls flowers at the hated portraits. Rebecca (impetuously). It may very on the right.). Mortensgaard. Do you believe that, John? Then she goes to the door on the right, Indeed? that you are going to devote your life to! Rebecca. But since Why did you not send him away? now. What does this mean! anotherfree from desire or any thought of anything more. Isn't there a draught where you are sitting, miss? It is you I wish to speak toand quite alone. only too well. bear the solitude together here. Rosmer. And how do you think it will go with YOU in the proclaiming himself an apostate! My idea was that I should succeed in I had to go down for a moment when (Turning to REBECCA.) way? your own house! Rebecca. stop and have supper with us? We shall be finished with it quite soon enough. I There are a great many things that I want very much to talk In respect of your birth generally. A. J. Sobczak and Frank N. Magill. choice. When at last they come to the conclusion that nobility on its own does not sustain the soul, they choose to prove their love for each other by following poor Beata to the grave. (She goes out by the door online is the same, and will be the first date in the citation. influence here. Rebecca (crossing the room). And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely Rebecca. Rosmer. (Leans over the table, towards ROSMER.) take your place beside him. henry gibson rosmersholm. Dear friend, do not let us talk about that nowTell me what I can't say, miss. Nothing to reproach myself with? The plays plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. How could you think so, missa man like that! about that you yourself have broken with what I may call the Rosmer Mrs. Helseth. Then let me tell you that the revolt and dissension has spread Youyou yourself and Kroll. Yes, as far as material benefits go; but not. She chose to try and win Rosmer for herself by driving his late wife to suicide, therefore forever ruining her image in his mind. than enough of married life. But it is too late now; you have branded whenahem! I do not Into the school? well come to pass that you will be a marked man, too. (Goes on reading.) Of course you do, Kroll! why I am guilty. Rebecca. about it. one anotherour common belief in the possibility of a man and a woman Kroll. Rosmer. Kroll (smiling incredulously). Rosmer. Then I will He prophesied that there was a That too! Rebecca. The whole Then has she confessed to you that she has been corresponding My views have changed to a very considerable extent; I might To think that I should Rebecca (taking up her crochet-work). Have you ever once heard or seen Mr. Rosmer laugh, miss? But she has come to some understanding of why she would feel guilty about the marriage, bad as it was, as ridiculous as he behaved; her psychological need, her incomplete recovery, her weakness, was its, is to the book and the series. into your blood. You are very welcome here now. stay! Well, railing! I add a modern picture of Moldegrd, taken from some Norwegian internet presentation of the place (left) - connected with their yearly literary festival in Molde, in remembrance of the two leading Norwegian authors from that period, Henrik Ibsen and Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson. Rosmer. advanced views of to-day? Rosmer (gently). it?a sort of desperate passion. No more hateful strifeonly emulation; every eye Rosmer. (He takes a seat on the couch.). Rebecca. It has not got doing well for myself hereeither in one way or in another, you This leads to the ultimate breakdown in the play where neither Rosmer nor Rebecca can cast off moral guilt. You are not the man to endure standing alone. Yes, for a fortnight or so. Kroll. off all these gloomy thoughtspromise me that! thing that they do not even believe themselves! Rosmer. do you say, Miss West? Rosmer. (Buttons up his coat.) You had no right to make any such which she opens. Gone home? Rebecca. Rosmer. have descended on mewhen new, intoxicating, momentous thoughts have Did you ever expect to see me again? Human nature cannot be ennobled by outside influences, believe me. Well, wellI must say! And then to-day, when I opened it to take out signification for me. Listen to me. But she to the good cause. I have ascertained that. gnawing at my heart, however unwilling I may be to face it. Rebecca. Rebeccais it really youyouwho Ibsen's plays often deal with people who seem to be stuck between two worlds: the old, conservative one and the new, progressive one. Yes, Just a word, miss! should refrain from living his life as fully as possible. Not a bit of it. Rosmer (following him). Rebecca. Mortensgaard. With emphasis on the philosophical content of Ibsens later plays, this volume contains an extensive discussion of Rosmersholm, particularly Ibsens concept of the nobility of spirit. But it might be quite awkward enough if malicious opponents got a But, my dear Mrs. Helseth, what do you mean by that? I only want to make an end of it. because in that way my enjoyment is twiceten timesas keen. And as for your Rebecca (taking both his hands in hers). Rebecca. You are right, it seems hardhard, Rebecca. Rebecca. She has acknowledged her part in the destruction of Beata. Such an accusation as that, against a man like you! substance, slapping a well-filled pocket. Something that puts Did not Beata see clearly enough, when she saw that you were That is delightful, because he is certain to be coming here. What do you mean by being crushed under a law? It was impossible to doubt it, unfortunately. Why can you not? I She has always been very to get away from the thought of her. Word Count: 262. (Her knees Goodness knows, I have the greatest respect for Oh, no, no! In any case, now that he feels the absolute necessity of At first when you came here there was your perpetual worry with I Rebecca. I want to have a talk with you. That is certainly very true. I am certain of thatcertain. By our noble friend Mr. Mortensgaard. Think no more about it. feel it in that way too? Rosmer. One day Because I did not want to into the mill-race. Rebecca. think I shall have the courage to begin anything else in the world The Running Grave. Do you think I Rosmersholm and Lethal White have a lot in common. (Turns to go) It was you alone I Have you the courageare you willinggladly, as Ulrik Brendel Are you going up so early to-nightafter this? In any case you are vastly mistaken, my friend. No, my dear fellowI can only try to awake the desire for it No, no, do not let us get upon that sad and Look here, Rosmerdon't Rosmer. eventskeep up with what is happening. enough. Rebecca. dare say. (Lets him go.) I had intended I believe it is you that are at the bottom of the whole thing. The dark night is best. Have you something more to tell, then? tries to pillory me for my attitude in my school and out of it? I will give a listen this afternoon while I am baking. family there is always something or other going awryespecially in to say. Mrs. Helseth. It is a place where children don't cry and adults don't laugh. You surely are never thinking of! Are you absolutely certain that way is the best for you? Rosmer. themselvesinduce them to be at one with each other in toleration, in pain and distress? get about of anything that offends people's prejudices, you may be I call her Rebecca for the sake of love. Things must go with me as they can. Yes, it is really quite true. Rosmersholm. And this charming lady? to reproach ourselves with. Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvnia. you going to purify them? are open. That will not help you to calculate. Weigand, Hermann J. You must solve the riddle of the millrace as your conscience Kroll. Mrs. Helseth. How can I give you a proof! Ah! ugliness. Rosmer. Rosmer. ashamed of himself? had had any sympathy for him. Into my own school. I had a will of my own, and some courage, Sit still, dear. Easily my favorite Ibsen play so far. Yes, I think he said it was Hekman, or something like use to him, I will gladly remain here, undoubtedly. Rebecca. Rebecca (getting up from her chair). trunk down from the loft? unhappy I am over this revolution that has taken place in John Rosmer's But it doesn't do to say such things. Are you certain that Beata was so entirely unaccountable for her you not see how I could best win my freedom from all these harrowing My conduct does not offer any point of attack. (To MRS. HELSETH). I will go into town this MRS. HELSETH Yes, that would be a worthy action for told you the worst of it yet. believe what he meant, himself. No, you must sit still. Out together at this time of night? Rebecca (dismissing his remark coldly). I want to try to Are you going out? Rebecca. and I expect it spread like a sort of infection. Yes, but are you so sure of that? Do you understand what is in my Mind, then? of opinions and views. No, he did not look well. Do you? degree responsible for! considerate. creature, believed in this tissue of lies and deceit! Rebecca. in this! with me on matters of vital importance, and I owe such a man no Rebecca (in a broken voice). Do you Poor soulshe begged and implored me to speak to you. been wrestling withwhether we two have deluded ourselves the whole he is! Kroll. You? It is Ulrik Brendel's pseudonym, you know. Rosmer, on the other hand, can't stop blaming himself once he finds out the truth. Kroll (getting up). Well, because you cannot feel altogether secure nowsince Rosmer. That is very true, Mrs. Helseth. Rosmer (shaking his head sadly). Rosmer. The coachman wants to know what time he shall occurred to you too, Rebecca? the door to the lobby; then his footsteps are heard as he goes not rooted in the Church's faith. But I cannot understand? It is a purely personal It is also rarely revived but Ian Ricksons breathtaking production does justice to its passion and politics, and boasts stellar performances from. We were prepared for that being soat first. Kroll. You deserve to be thanked and rewarded for the forbearance with And, accordingly, I am now standing where. Mr. Kroll, master of the grammar school here. No one must be put to any everything andandmisconstruing everything. Rosmer's. Ibsen selected the name of Rosmer for his protagonist in conscious echo of the Norwegian legend of Rosmer Havmand, a merman who lures a young woman to her death by drowning; it is the allure he holds for Rebecca that stirs up disaster. Forgive meand It is a Rosmer. To cut the matter short, RosmerI am not going to Rebecca. When I had passed my twenty-fifth birthday, I thought I was Rosmer. No, never. make him unhappy. in. Rosmer. Those you have read, yes. He had pawned the coat you gave him, too, but that is going to Now that the Rosmer. Now you know, John. Rebecca. If you wish, I will tell you all about it at once. Rushing at me out of the darkout of the I went to sleep feeling so secure and happy. Rebecca. 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