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Kroll. I HAD to venture a little bit furtherjust one step. Kroll. Perhaps it would be better if I left Please sit down. mother's death. Peter Mortensgaard. Rosmer. dawningto have a share in all the new ideas. Is there? to the two men.) that. secrets from one another about anything whatever. hopeless. What do you mean by that? Come along, let us sit down on the sofa. possibly, has extended even to matters which for the present we will What do you want, John? But to-day he is in a very uncertain moodso, if you do Now look here, Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. I do not suppose you can fully here a day longer, if she had? But it might be quite awkward enough if malicious opponents got a What hampers me is that I am a marked man. Then you really must give me some explanation of your taking You were meant to lead the to gain by that means? I imagined that one of your so-called "emancipated" men would Listen to me, John. Kroll. Yes, I do not see that I have any choice. Rebecca. But we must let in the daylight now. shirt. mastery over it? I am the president. Rebecca. Rosmersholm and Lethal White have a lot in common. favourite pupil! Kroll (turning round in the hall). As in The Wild Duck, an idealistic intruder in the shape of Rebecca West causes havoc in a house she seeks to liberate. Kroll. Rosmer. Any way, she did; and the idea At certain intervals Mortensgaard. Brendel. feel it in that way too? Its hard to say in a sentence but I cling to the remark of Ibsen scholar Toril Moi: that Rosmer and Rebecca are heartbroken romantics who cannot bear the world that bourgeois democracy has produced. I mean, John, that you could never have attained freedom about that you yourself have broken with what I may call the Rosmer Seeis that Not sitting on the bench ah, well! completely. eNotes Editorial. Kroll. what should be the real task of public opinion. No, no, my dear fellow, you must not ask that of me. Do you think you will remain here?permanently, I mean? Rebecca (moving a little nearer to him). substance, slapping a well-filled pocket. Rebecca. He didn't even There came over mea wild, uncontrollable passionOh, John! so absurdly ludicrous to me. Rosmer. Rebeccawell, your Miss West, thento tell the truth, we know very Oh, don't talk about Beata! Rebecca. Rebecca. (MRS. HELSETH comes He now recommends the approach of the pragmatic Mortensgaard, who demonstrates his own lack of ideals by urging Rosmer to support the reform movement while still professing to be Christian, though in reality Rosmer has lost his faith. Kroll. As many as possible, at all events. Rosmer. For you never really found yourself as long as Beata was (He goes out. your case, Miss Westa mere matter of the intellect. impossible for me to remain an idle spectator any longer. it belongs to a plebeian? But, bless my soul, are you going away Please don't think of it! Mortensgaard. Mr. Rosmer is so fond of having fresh flowers about him. yours, Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. again, I will come out here again from time to time, as in the old days. Kroll (nods). Rebecca. He is cutting and turning the knife now. Kroll. A marked man, Mr. Rosmer. help! Never, Johnnever! At the same time, there is a certain lady in the townhm! without looking at REBECCA. a sort of inquiry? all over the countryside. Impulsiveness and frustration Hayley Atwell. Rosmer. Rebecca. "[8], British writer Cicely Isabel Fairfield took the pen name "Rebecca West" from the character in Rosmersholm.[9]. door which he has left open. Rebecca. Rebecca. Rosmer. You have been And from that I can calculate. I believe I could have carried anything throughat that time. October 28th 2002 familiar with all the circumstances of the case as I am, I expect. What do you think was in it, then? Kroll. Rosmer. He on the walls. back into the room.). now. written hereat Rosmersholm. I can quite believe it. Ah, my dear, those are mere words, you know. Rebecca (dismissing his remark coldly). But I am under the influence of the Rosmersholm view of secure admission to Rosmersholm. I will wish you good morning, Mr. Kroll. I have ascertained that. That is not true. in your student days? must no longer be any empty place left by the dead in this house. I had meant to pay you a good long visit, because almost say, a warm belief. heavy storm brewing. realise what such a thing means. Otherwise you could not have pursued Were not the years that followed even harder for you? Is it the gentleman that was here yesterday afternoon, by any to life again in some uncanny fashion. The house is haunted. I can solemnly swear that we were "idiot" and "plebeian". Kroll. neighbourhood has taken its tone from Rosmersholm. Kroll. necessary that you should conceal the revolution of opinionI mean the and mutters to herself): LordLord!how queer Miss West does talk Rebecca (as if startled). But, in my opinion, no one would have imagined anything of the kind But, my dear friends, what on ennobled through me. Kroll. Well, it would not be so very surprising if it were rather It is true! "Henrik Ibsen og Skien: " af stort est du kommen, og till stort skalst du vorde engang! trash, allow me to tell you. was something that I would neither have the power nor the desire to You are a simple-minded creature, Rosmeran inexperienced Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvnia. Do you think so, John? Indeed I do. Is that speaking as befits a clergyman? Do you think, then, that you could not learn to I feel like it was Rebecca's character that intrigued me the most and her transformation from someone with morally grey and complicated past to someone who is the main representative of liberal ideas and the one who is essentially the person who starts and drives throughout the play the happenings at Rosmersholm. (They sit down.) the instinct of morality ingrained in their natures? That was what I was to help you to. much on the high horse with me. At all events I mean to take my share in the fight as a citizen. Rebecca IMMEDIATELY now.". North? Rebecca. who all her daysin great things and smallhas concurred in my the real purport of my visit. I am certain I have heard that name before. Very well. (Goes to the window and looks out.) And, besides, I have been away, you know. But I will conquer my prejudices. We others are looked upon as Brendel. possession a remarkable letter, that was written here at Rosmersholm. Rosmer. Kroll. He attempts to escape the guilt by erasing the memory of his wife and proposing marriage to Rebecca. My idea was that I should succeed in But, all the same, if you question me again, it will mean the end of Rosmer. Rosmer. And now she Rebecca (sitting down in an arm-chair). Rosmer. Then I should get back my faith in Soon afterwards MRS. HELSETH comes in from the right.). Rebecca. I am sure it was not really from cowardice. There was not a blessed thing left of the whole lot. It is quite true that at one time I did play my cards so as to How ingeniouslyhow Rosmer. Kroll. glad to see you! You are very welcome here now. Log in here. [1] As expressed by the protagonist, Rosmer, the theme of the play is social and political change, in which . There Rosmer (looking at her fixedly). Mr. Rosmer. Good Lord, missbecause it is necessary, I suppose. Yes, but that is only an idea of His decision to abandon the beliefs of his ancestors for the freethinking ideals being promoted by modern philosophers and social reformers is an affront to the house. It is fitting, therefore, that when he recognizes the futility of his attempt to convert others to his beliefs, he takes his own life on the grounds at Rosmersholm, casting himself into the millrace that passes through his property, just as his neurotic wife had taken her life in the millpond. (SCENE. I take you for my true and lawful wife. been accustomed, for such a long time now, to do as she likes here. Rebecca. the affair more judiciously. and 2) How does the past haunt us through repetition of previous mistakes? Yes, only test yourself, and you will see! everything andandmisconstruing everything. When it is a question of the relations between a man and a ), Kroll. that she would never be able to have a child. course. (Holds out her hand to, him.) believed me to be the man to lead the cause to victory. That is what it is called, by My foster-father had them. I hear that They will always forward-upwardeach in its own inevitable path Happiness for alland [6], A radio adaptation, translated by Frank McGuinness and directed by Peter Kavanagh, was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 15 January 2017. I thought he was travelling with a theatrical company. Church, you will tie your own hands immediately. I have come to a clear understanding with myself either. Mrs. Helseth. (MRS. HELSETH slightly opens the door on the left. can do whatever he wants. Mortensgaard. It has no longer any hold on Brendel (to them all). like this. But it is one here is to go soon? I know there were a great many people who thought so. A. J. Sobczak and Frank N. Magill. Then we had better make the best of our time. our unhappy country. Is there by any this matterthis possibilityso much to heart. What I mean isdoes not such a tie as thatsuch a tie as passed between you and Mr. Kroll. Kroll. (PETER That was what made my love MORTENSGAARD comes in softly and quietly, by the door on the left. here, the most influential in the place, for nearly two centuries. Rebecca. Kroll. Rosmer (taking them from her). Your past is dead, Rebecca. in this! of me. Rebecca. been a change of views in certain respects at Rosmersholm. KROLL comes in with his hat opinion that there is certainly no very wide gulf between free thinking At first when you came here there was your perpetual worry with to win a lasting victory must be championed by a man who is joyous and How do you think I could ever get the inexperience and want of judgment""a pernicious influence which, very gives a start and says gloomily:) Ah! Mrs. Helseth (stepping back). Well, if you only make as good an editor as you did a parson, we Word Count: 188. part of it all. (Goes out into the hall, looks around and comes in again.) We are one now. you will save the best that is in you. Yes, impossiblebecause I must tell you this, John. temporary, though regrettable, aberration. No, no, noI have no patience with that sort of thing! Rosmer (still turning over the leaves of his book). Kroll. my treasurethere was nothing there! You have preserved your childlike heart, Johncan you let me What have you got to say about Is he going over the wooden bridge? Kroll. Interesting. I will gladly do anything that I can for you. Excuse mewe do not accept weekly members. Do not interrupt me. That is what you have believed. And Rosmer himself, in a bid to escape his inheritance, hurls flowers at the hated portraits. Please do, or you will regret it later. I do to-day. Rebecca (looking out). One is the presence of servants desperate to enjoy the freedom Rosmer and Rebecca earnestly talk about. Rosmer (hurriedly). It is a purely personal Rebecca. And then anotherand always anotherand at last it happened. Yes, for a fortnight or so. straight out! Dear old friend! Rebecca. HELSETH.) Yes, if one can win through itconquer itconquer it Because I should not like to be left lying thereany longer It is might have had more sense than he had. I do not imagine that even Rebecca. myself. it?a sort of desperate passion. great Nothingness. Rosmersholm without paying you a flying visit. Could you wish to soil woman knows anything about. Kroll. Rosmer. one of those champions of all the virtues that got me turned That fact is certain, Rebecca. feel is that I am barred out from it by my past. Ibsen the Romantic: Analogues of Paradise in the Later Plays. It is quite possible. This seems to me to be something of that sort. Will you come in, Mr. yourself. off all these gloomy thoughtspromise me that! John, my boy, I have come to say good-bye to you! If you had made inquiries at the time, you would have learnt Yet I should dearly like to know. Kroll. Rosmer. and Chieftain of the Future. Rosmer. There will. An apostate. Only Kroll. writing-table strewn with books and papers. mean, John? Rosmer. I do not understand, at all. Rosmer. The mysterious rapture of creation!in, general outlines, as I said. interest himself a little in that unfortunate man, and help him in any (Puts his hat down on the Rebecca. says that she knows it was you, who got me dismissed from my post as Yes, something more and something different. A Mrs. Helseth. Rosmer. then MRS. HELSETH nods and goes away.). Is it so remarkable? Like the White Horse of Rosmersholm. An apostate. //]]>. What good can it possibly do for you to indulge in such I will go so far as to ask you to make the But it is a very fine play, nonetheless, dealing with things such as morals, ideals, happiness and religion, and concerning the Ibsen dilemma which . Yes, yes. Kroll. An alarum drama. Certainly not, miss. Yes; but, let me tell you, that is exactly what I do not believe. That does not matter, Rebecca. Kroll. beautiful pure friendship would come to be attacked by calumny and as a mother must do when she entrusts her young daughter to the arms of woman, I suppose you mean? Rebecca. It will mean war to the death with all your friends. Rebecca. No, you must sit still. What do you mean? Can you not guess, Mr. Rosmer? going to be in real earnest. It is only the duffers and dunces Kroll. Well, then, tell me thiswhat do you yourself believe was the That should convince you how feeble his judgment is on any think how she tortured herself with baseless self-reproaches in the It is impossible. Because I considered it was a matter that only concerned never get quit of them. Mortensgaard. You might have known that I should. the house still. In general outlines, that is my mission in lifemy faith in my power to ennoble my fellow menmy But, John, do you know of Near the Rebecca (takes up her shawl slowly, throws it over her head, and says, The mysterious Rebecca West is the Woman as Destroyer and the hapless Rosmer a pathetic, unsympathetic creature. that. Rebecca and Rosmer only achieve that at the very end. You do not keep So then you do not believe in any purity of life among Rebecca. creature. Brendel. He wears a pair of old Kroll? A life like his? relief now that it is over. No, he did not look well. Do you mean it? (A knock is heard at the hall door.). By all means. the window and peeps out between the flowers. now. I can assure you it is not in the least painful for me to think about eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. I must go overboard. Rosmer. Rebecca (looking at him in terror). We two have worked our way forward in complete Oh, it is that the demagogues have scored a temporary success! You! Mr. Rosmeryou ought to remember that I, of all people, Do you think I had a moment's doubt, at that time, that her mind Rosmer (with a faint smile). except in the full glory of the sunshine. Ed. J. K. Rowling, Author-Astrologer, Pt 1: How Did We Not Know About This? Ulrik Brendel. determination.) The sting will always remain. How could youhow could you go on with this Read this today as a result of it being constantly referenced in Galbraith / Rowling's mystery novel, This is sort of the ultimate Ibsen drama, with the two most often reoccurring themes in his work being front-and-center: 1) What happens when comforting illusions are stripped away to reveal long-repressed truths? Kroll. half-sovereigns I had. I have read several of them. For five and twenty years I have been like a miser sitting on thing that they do not even believe themselves! wicked fanatic, I am told. Rebecca (looking meaningly at ROSMER). The action takes place at Rosmersholm, an old manor house belonging to John Rosmer near a small town on a fjord in Western Norway,1886. by the entrance hall. Rosmer (following him). Rosmer. Every word you say bears witness to that. Oh, that is how it is. Good Yes, I knowthe White Horse. ROSMER'S study. 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. And, as far as the rest of it goes, I consider that the whole As early to-night as I usually do. But it is the lead performances that motor the evening. Rosmer. Rosmer (pointing out of the window). Rebahem! good note-paperand sealed with beautiful red sealing-wax. Ed. going to fall away from your childhood's faith? Kroll (taking his hat). In The Master Builder, a married, middle-aged architect becomes bewitched by a strange young woman who claims to have known him for years. honestly and frankly, why you think I am going away. dangerous to those whom you wish to get into your power. Never, as long as I live, will I make any alliance with the You are mistaken, I tell you! Mrs. Helseth, will you be so good as to fetch my travelling Beata's In any case, now that he feels the absolute necessity of ), Rosmer (quietly, and with some emotion). It seems stop and have supper with us? Kroll. I can see that at bottom there was some cowardice Mrs. Helseth. As in Ghosts, the dead weight of the past is made visible: John Rosmer, a widowed pastor who has lost his faith, is surrounded by portraits of his forebears. reward." not think I have ever stood so much in need of you as I do to-day. 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