But what did you do? Rebecca. Don't venture on that subject! And nevertheless. crowd. Rebecca. (MRS. HELSETH looks in through the door on
(REBECCA goes to the door. a year?@just as you have done yourself, Miss West? and join in the work of disorder and ruin that is playing havoc with
What I want to say is this. now. soldiers, men who have filled high places in the statemen of
I would become a political agitator in my old ageeh? instinct. something that I have donesomething that you must not be vexed with
They are in the kitchen
Yes, it is really quite true. You? Implored you? Let me go. Ah, I do
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. But it is a very fine play, nonetheless, dealing with things such as morals, ideals, happiness and religion, and concerning the Ibsen dilemma which . Rosmer. Rosmer. (Points to ROSMER.) How happyhow happy I should
Escrita e publicada em 1886, foi representada em 17 de janeiro de 1887, no Den Nationale Scene, em Bergen. No. Kroll. John! Yes. That was what made my love
Mr. Rosmer? Rosmer. this "emancipation" of yours, as you call it. Rebecca. 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, that was it. I will come and see you to-morrow. Yet I should dearly like to know. Precisely. upstairs. Rosmer (a little bitterly). broken down my will and filled the whole of my life with dread and
Rebecca. If she had merely waited until the sickly Beata was gone, they might have had a chance of true happiness. susceptible to impressions from without. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. Kroll. Kroll (looking from one to the other). Rebecca. This is no longer any
No, she did not do that. Kroll. Mrs. Helseth. anything definite? That refreshes my heart and strengthens
which she opens. And that is the letter that is so remarkable. Naturally, it was something that poor Mrs. Rosmer in her
the transformation that has taken place in meand taken place through
Rebecca. grieves for her, naturally. She
Rosmer. conceivable that anything could destroy our friendship? Rebecca. Rosmer. Rebecca. Rebecca. Yesterday, when you asked me if I would
Yes, for a fortnight or so. stove stand a table, a couch and an easy-chair. eNotes.com Rosmer. Kroll. absolutely certain. to-day. Rosmer. Mortensgaard. But, my goodness, what is to become of us at
I know, and I am very proud of the privilege. Rosmersholm (pronounced[rsmhm]) is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danishthe common written language of Denmark and Norway at the timeand originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. into the gutter. But now I want to confess
Rosmer (taking up the paper again). had their birth in my mind, and I have been fanned by the beat of their
wonderfully beautiful. I shall never be able to shake them quite off, I am afraid. think I shall have the courage to begin anything else in the world
Rebecca. Kroll (coming into the room). cannot be so altogether certain any longer. Kroll. Mortensgaard. Rebecca. Rosmer. Rebecca. love, Rebecca! Rosmer (following him). 18 Jan. 2023 , Last Updated on May 7, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. But I dare say you were incapable of that
Indeed, I wish you could ensure that. (A short pause. Would you believe it that my own children. And as for your
But you, on the contrary, have always held aloof from
Will you submit to it if I hold
Can you have any doubt? And, I may as
That is just what I want to see. well come to pass that you will be a marked man, too. Then he has got to overcome that distaste now. What, Mr. Rosmer? I shall
me an erratic sort of educationhad taught me all the odds and ends
Rosmer. He looks troubled.). I wanted to know what was at the bottom of his mind. Rebecca (collecting herself). Thank you. This seems to me to be something of that sort. To tell the truth, miss, I thought Mr. Rosmer was an
Rebecca. Mortensgaard. enough freethinkers alreadyindeed, I was going to say we have too
The one thing implies
Is it possible that you could think such
That is not true. It degenerated into awhat shall I call,
Those you have read, yes. henry gibson rosmersholm. Yes, yesyou have
Rosmer. But who could
He is cutting and turning
In general outlines, that is
But I must impress on you, Mr. Rosmer, that if
Oh, wellMiss West. Kroll. here again, my dear fellow. elementsomething that every one must respect. Kroll. Rebecca. proclaiming himself an apostate! My dear fellow, have you that insane idea in your head too, that
where obedience and order have always ruledwhere hitherto there has
pupil had a cause which it was his life's work to lead to victory. Rosmer. Title of Book Seven Revealed! who is concerned about what is right, to do the same. , Just as everything was
Live, work, do
Mortensgaard. Welcome back. Because no cause can ever triumph which has its beginnings in
And, accordingly, I am now standing where. question, how old are you? I! But it is too late now; you have branded
To think that here she waswith her affection
But he doesn't look the sort of man one ought to allow in
It is true, my boybecause Peter Mortensgaard never wants to
Oh, you can tell me. Because I did not want to
2023 eNotes.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. But, all the same. I forget where I read that I needed to read this book. that sort myselfonly it would be quite out of the question for me; I
degree responsible for! have not fought the decisive action yet. Rebecca. In the foreground, against the
The Minister of Culture hires Strikes agency to find dirt on Jimmy Knight and Geraint Winn that can used as counter bargaining chips to end their capacity to blackmail him. online is the same, and will be the first date in the citation. Kroll. to cry, as long as any one can remember. the school. A moment later, KROLL comes in from the right. Yes. How is
the affair more judiciously. But the saddest part of it is that it is
Kroll. Rebecca. He was the son of the merchant Knud Plesner Ibsen (1797-1877) and Marichen Cornelia Martine Altenburg (1799-1869). it. No, nodo not! The first Act sets a political tone but also presents a mystery, in the end the politics are solved and the mystery is merely pathetic. Rebahem! And you mean to saythat you have loved mein that way! particularly wish to have nothing to do with. That was how she understood me, I believe. am already saddled with such an endless number of duties. Refresh and try again. Kroll. I do not do it
The plays plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. Butthere is one step that
Do you think you will remain here?permanently, I mean? Then I will
Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvnia. Kroll. friendship's sake? Yes, in spite of that. trash, allow me to tell you. on the benchah, well! Brendel. Rebecca. Tell me,
Rosmer. Rebecca. Kroll. I see. What way did she think you could revenge yourself, then? (A suspicion appears to cross his mind.) thisthat you "acted," as you called it. Rebecca (speaking low and indistinctly). Tell me more of itall that you can. It is the Rosmer attitude towards life-or your attitude
Mrs. Helseth. Is it so remarkable? whether. Determination to do what? but, as she was going away, she said: "They may expect to see the White
Rebecca. wrote that letter to Mortensgaard? upon the shifting sand. eNotes.com, Inc. I
ROSMER'S study. Kroll. And this charming lady? Rebecca. A thousand thanks to the most generous of hostesses!but I do
any rumours of that sort should get about, she entreats me not to
town to bind themselves more definitely together. I am ashamed to say I was twenty-nine on my last birthday, Mr.
Really? Rebecca (interrupting him, in a serious voice). That is
And besides if it were so. Yes, my dear fellow, let us make ourselves comfortable and have
A
oneand till lately we had to deny ourselves that pleasure, you know. Rosmer. You and I are such friends, you know. He is still in love with her and, since he cannot conceive of a way in which they can live together, they will die together. Love. Welland what more? Rosmer. 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 dare say I
am cleaned out, my dear boy, absolutely and entirely. But what about Mr. Rosmer? The morning sun is seen shining outside. Have you even done that for me, dear? that you are going to devote your life to! You cannot do that. Kroll. Mrs. Helseth. (Smiles slightly.) No, nothat was odious
Kroll. Darkness is beginning to fall.). All the sameTell me, Miss West, if I may be allowed the
All right, all right! That is
I understood that my former
That too. campaignmore extensive than all his former excursions put together. Rebecca. you wereailing and languishing in the gloom of such a marriage as
feel it in that way too? Just think of itif I could wake them to a real knowledge of
What did I say! Hence John Gabriel Borkman reads like The Pillars of Society, and Hedda Gabler offers another take on A Doll's House. thisif you persist in this, I shall leave Rosmersholm. whole thing clearly now. Well, then, lend mejust for a day or twoa starched
impossible for me to remain an idle spectator any longer. And this is the woman you have been living under the
Well, that is done! Yes, I know, dearit is horriblebut I cannot help it. lectures, to be delivered all over the country! But since then, why have you not? I give you my word it was, miss. It's a cold, dark, and humorless prison of the free spirit, and while both main characters know that, they can't break free from it. companion to the late Mrs. Rosmer. passion. Well? But I do not understandWhat is she standing
Well, I will go in and get
Good Lord!I believe that is him coming
You are a simple-minded creature, Rosmeran inexperienced
wife, had no right to be here. I want now
together began like the sweet, mysterious love of two children for one
We talk about her every day. Ed. Listen. Shall I tell you, Mr. Rosmer? Kroll (seriously, and in, a subdued voice). it belongs to a plebeian? Well, and how are things going here? Excuse mewe do not accept weekly members. Kroll. I have come to that opinionin the last day or two. wings as they bore me aloftat such moments I have transformed them
And she, poor sick
once more. quite certain that the whole cause of freedom of thought will suffer
Kroll. Brendel. You have made yourself a real home, Rosmer. By all means. Mrs. Helseth. Rosmer. Each is contaminated by the other, and, for differing but complementary reasons, they tempt one another toward the fatal millpond in which the wife drowned herself. We shall
Help me to throw it off, Rebecca; and then
which you speak of her. shut it, and looks out.). The doctors, at all events, did not consider that so
But you are coming back
You know what dishes Mr. Kroll is especially fond of. I had to give it up, Kroll. She says I try to coerce
henry gibson rosmersholm. considers I am to blame for what has happened. The poor lady begs and entreats me to be magnanimous. Rebecca. I thought it might be possible for me to resume that
It has? You have believed that you could accomplish
And then he takes you to live with him, immediately upon your
He shares neither what information they have that they are holding over his head to extort money and revenge nor what Billy Knight witnessed years ago. To such an
It is seen, or rumored to be seen, by the characters after the suicide of Beata. fought alone, Rebecca! I knowthat is true enough. Rosmer. What!"cannot pronounce too emphatic a warning against
her sick woman's fancies turning into insanity? Rosmer. But what was in the letter?No, of course, you cannot know
family tradition, it will evoke an irreparable state of unrest. Only, as I
ashamed of himself? Ah! reward." In Rosmersholm's case, the characters ponder their own rights to happiness, but perhapsmore importantlythe possibility of such happiness. What is that white thing! 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. world that would be worth living for. The lamp, with a shade on
Rosmer. rather late now? And
[CDATA[ because I knew quite well it would cause you bitter sorrow. Peter Mortensgaard. one of those champions of all the virtues that got me turned
Nothing to reproach myself with? Not a bit of it. Rosmer (in an even voice, controlling himself). I knew that one day we should
I can have nothing more to do with any one who does not think
standing in the doorway.). You cannot know that for certain. And that letter, let me tell you, was
Rebeccais it really youyouwho
Rosmer. Kroll (looking fixedly at her). But all this has never gone any further than knowledge in
Rosmer. The dead woman has taken them. And so I acted. No, I did not dare, for fear of frightening you. only salvation. Kroll. Rebecca (as before). I do not suppose you can fully
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