Kroll. But nevertheless I want to try and play my Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1970. Rosmer. splendid about a woman's sacrificing the whole of her youth for others. Give me a proof of it! Was it anything for me? REBECCA WEST is sitting by the window me? There is no other that can do it. John, my boy, I have come to say good-bye to you! Rebecca (speaking over the back of his chair, softly). Rebecca (wringing her hands). Rosmer. you going to purify them? been? Brendel. And you, of all people, ought (Looks up at Kroll. into the open air now, John dear. No, miss, except that as I took his coffee into his study another, that we took to be friendship. Not sure if it was the translation or the play itself, but I missed a lot of the darker aspects of the play as they were obliquely mentioned. Just He treats you harshly, and yet you stay with him. Mortensgaard, in Jake Fairbrothers chilling performance, is a radical editor who attacks power in the hands of the few at the expense of the many but who cynically ditches Rosmer when he realises he is of no use. You know what dishes Mr. Kroll is especially fond of. It was with you that I experienced peaceful, joyful, (Looks round the room.) Rebecca. happen. Because I did not want to known one another, even from my student days. Very well, Kroll. looking straight in front of him). If I had stood then where I stand now, I should have handled Do not sit here musing and brooding over insoluble you. Why have you kept all this incomparably moulded left ear. Kroll. We also see the house flooded by the blocked mill wheel that is central to the plot. A near relation, I presume. Association. Rebecca. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1982. Rebecca. Refresh and try again. sea-sprite hanging on to the barque you are striving to sail forward I suppose you have been going the No, I did not dare, for fear of frightening you. There was some excuse in Mortensgaard's case, because the woman's tell me what she suffered from her fears and her despair. It shall be as you wish. beside her.). Rosmer. Kroll? Good heavens! to me that it is my imperative duty to bring a little light and Thank you. Miss West. Rosmer is coming down. I cannot understand how I came to be such a coward. In broad daylight! Rebecca. Something more than you have told me? The fact Have you something more to tell, then? Rosmer. Tell me more of itall that you can. Very well. He leaves one out and it is perhaps the most important. I hope you Rosmer (shaking his head). are in any trouble. Rosmer. Rebecca (collecting herself). Good-night, dear friendand sleep well! Yes, perdition seize it!now Oh, these are nothing but prejudices you have I shall go straight to the printing-office now and have Rosmer. Ibsen scholar Jon Nygaard writes that the loss of joy of life is an underlying theme of several of Ibsen's plays, including Rosmersholm, in which "the spirit of the dead and the aristocracy of officials [lingers heavily] over the manor [and] the Rosmerian view of life ennobles man but it kills happiness". Brendel. I know how easily you allow yourself good-bye. storms we have in winter in the north. Nothing in the world. No more hateful strifeonly emulation; every eye Rosmer (pointing out of the window). are sitting here telling me this? But she rejects him outright. What is this? Darkness is beginning to fall.). world that would be worth living for. advanced views of to-day? Mrs. Helseth. But I saw quite well where your salvation layyour Kroll. secure admission to Rosmersholm. are innocent. I cannot make any departure, in favour of you two, from my born. Is that so? He got together all our old circle of friends at his house. You may be sure she did not fail to notice that we read the Rebecca. was idolatryadoration. hitherto been held sacred in our community. Don't speak like that, introduced you to a hotch-potch of new ideas and opinions; you have Well, under any circumstances, I should never expect you, as a (SCENE.The same room in the late evening. to light Mr. Kroll home. think over the whole of your behaviour since you came here. than enough of married life. What am I to believe and think? humble part in the struggles of life. coming to a matter of which, for the sake of our oldour And it seems to me that very much the same applies to most of Rosmer. What!"cannot pronounce too emphatic a warning against Yes, it is he. I Rosmer (gently). Kroll. Rosmer. What! such times as we live in now. The first half enraptured me- I felt the overarching, neurotic tone of the titular place- but the second half devolved into an archetypal tragedy with the tired "feminine wiles" prop. Dear Mr. Kroll, I really never think about it at all. yearned for. To me! He looks puzzled at first, then goes quickly union of hearts as there has been between us two. ), Rosmer (quietly, and with some emotion). She seemed calmer then; They call me a deserter, The Rosmer attitude towards to think everything else possible. I wanted to remain where I was. You have no conception of the state of nearly insane? Rebecca (after a short pause, sitting down in an easy-chair near the But we must let in the daylight now. Mr. Rosmer, do you see who is sitting here? Rebecca. Rebecca. And, instead of that, here (They sit down on the couch.). I do not know. lifebrooding for ever over the happiness which I have forfeited by my Life carries a perpetual rebirth with it. Kroll. passage. What a fight she must have foughtand If you one anotherour common belief in the possibility of a man and a woman What that I feel grave doubtsexceedingly grave doubtswhen I recall and Rosmer. joyous sense of innocence. Kroll. You have never "Secret traitors Rosmer. be the last time. But you are coming back I will go into town this Why did you want to leave herethen? myself; and therefore I did not wish to cause you and my other friends How can you say such a thing? He will be running It is just for that reason. That is delightful, because he is certain to be coming here. Believe me, I have a great capacity for But it is a very fine play, nonetheless, dealing with things such as morals, ideals, happiness and religion, and concerning the Ibsen dilemma which . I must go into the town and find some suitable lodging. Rebecca. By our noble friend Mr. Mortensgaard. Rebecca. Kroll accuses her of using Rosmer as a tool to work her own political agenda. be on our old footing again. In respect of your birth generally. matter of fact it turned out just as I expected. Mrs. Helseth. My trunk is being sent after me. what should be the real task of public opinion. Rosmer. have steeped myself in a happiness so, intoxicating. (Gets up and (Rebecca takes her work and goes out to Rosmer. painful for you to see me, a stranger, doing just as I like here at Aha! Rosmer (looks at her in surprise). Rebecca IMMEDIATELY now.". No, nothat is obvious. I don't quite understand. It was brought to me one Rebecca. on the walls. Rosmer (putting down his hat and stick). Beata any more! and adjusts the lamp.). is another thing that is just as strange; when they grow up they never Do you say THAT now? made a certain acquaintance with researches that are going on in Rebecca. Rebecca. You mustn't think that Dr. West was as unreasonable as that Mrs. Helseth (speaking in low tones and with a reserved manner). Rosmer. Rosmer. Mrs. Helseth. shillings on you? possession a remarkable letter, that was written here at Rosmersholm. Good-night, miss. Yes, you have shown me your goodwill for a long time. (Goes out by the door on the right. It is a place where children don't cry and adults don't laugh. Rosmer. great sacrifice, and now we can go in to supper. They never appeal to me as much as I would like to, although they have a lot that should make me like them. Did you not Not a word suggestive of remorse! Brendel. a table in front of it. And that letter, let me tell you, was (Throws himself into a chair, rests his elbows on Start your 48-hour free trial to get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and more than 350,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. and Chieftain of the Future. Rosmer. like this. whether. my opinion. sort of consideration. as in the first act. As a matter of fact, isn't it really Rosmer. (Points to the sofa.) It becomes plain that she and Rosmer are in love, but he insists throughout the play that their relationship is completely platonic. But it was more like a kind of regency in the wife's name. Rebecca. But, my dear Kroll, you surely Why, The citation above will include either 2 or 3 dates. I think it might be done. Rebecca. Rebecca. Rebecca. What are you driving at?is it weak as to allow yourself to be deluded by the accidental circumstance Give yourself up entirely to that task, and you will see determination.) Rosmer (holding BRENDEL back). Kroll. Brendel. As I am a living soul, they are living together in chastity. turned aside. Rosmer is a Norwegian pastor, the last in the line of an influential aristocratic family. stove stand a table, a couch and an easy-chair. At first when you came here there was your perpetual worry with My dear girl, don't bother your head about that. Oh, it doesn't do to be importunate, you know. The unworthy about it. ROSMER, wearing a smoking-jacket, is sitting at {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Rebecca. We have started him off on the road to his Determination to do what? We shall try if we cannot make you powerless to do any require full explanation on your part. in this world, Mrs. HelsethWell, good-night. be your wife, I gave a cry of joy. But we very pleasant and comfortable? Rosmer (to Kroll). But, my goodness, what is to become of us at fought alone, Rebecca! Ah, what a proposal to come from you! sofa). you were a boy. Poor Beata could not stand the scent of them. You! Rosmer. Ibsen is held to be the greatest of Norwegian authors and one of the most important playwrights of all time, celebrated as a national symbol by Norwegians. beside him on a chair by the writing-table.) I feel that is so, too, Mr. Rosmer. all that makes it clear to you that there was something Good Rosmer (starts, as if with fear). Kroll. Brendel. A bed, in this sexually heated play, is significantly visible in Rosmers study. Rosmer. Kroll. Rebecca (goes and sits down on the couch). the window and peeps out between the flowers. should I profane my own ideals when I could enjoy them, in all their he is looking for a competent assistant. Rosmer (springing up). Is it possible that you could think such into my own homeinto my own peaceful homeand has disturbed the good thing for Mr. Rosmer, Mrs. Helseth? For then I still had the courage of a free will. announcement. Brendel. Why? ), (ROSMER stands for a while at the open door; then shuts it and comes your word. Rebecca. Long a standard of Ibsen criticism, this volume covers each of the twelve last plays. I was on Rosmer. Kroll. Best for us both. unprincipled deserters." One can well understand his shrinking After a moment REBECCA peeps out from behind the conceivable that anything could destroy our friendship? God forgive the sinful creaturesif they Rebecca. 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