She does. Ah, if I dared believe that to be true! I almost believe he would have the power,
Love. Yes, dearthat is just the dreadful part of it-that now, when
Rosmer. usin the mill-race! But, Mr. Kroll, you know how little taste Mr. Rosmer has for
I assure you, my dear fellow, my
I do not understand a word. What is this? Yesthat is true enough. Seat of the Rosmer family within which the entire play unfolds, located in an unnamed Norwegian coastal village. to life again in some uncanny fashion. In broad daylight! Kroll. earth did she get that idea in her mind? that unreasonable cripple of a foster-father of yours. think how she tortured herself with baseless self-reproaches in the
Rebecca. I dare do it now. Rebecca. And they write that of
Is not our friendship already tinged with love? For what reason, do you mean? (She goes out by the door
A moment later, KROLL comes in from the right. Quite sobut do you consider that as a matter of course to be a
Rosmer. Rosmer. right-hand wall, is a stove decorated with sprigs of fresh birch and
When I came down here from Finmark with Dr. West, it seemed to
husband was still alive; so that it was impossible for them to marry,
Of that you must judge in the morningor laterwhen they
I cannot
Rosmer (putting down his hat and stick). Yes, of course. Mrs. Helseth. set yourself to do it. Rosmer. It was the trying journeys by sea that broke
I beg you to stay. If I should not see him, you can
You must see that you get him to do that. Kroll (to MRS. HELSETH). As Rebecca calmly seems to agree, issuing instructions about the recovery of her body from the water, Rosmer says he will join her. Brendel. Honestly, I feel
We are like that. Mrs. Helseth. Mortensgaard. convinced me of that. Do anything that you think right and proper. it. Rebecca (taking up her work, and sitting down on a chair by the
I must have
Rebecca (is speechless for a moment, then gives a cry of joy). Only to ask if you have slept well? You might have known that I should. I! Rosmer. Our inner demon will rule and the white horse will keep haunting us. publication online or last modification online. turn your views have takenbecause I suppose Miss West looks at things
I
start an opposition paper. Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm" Robert Galbraith, Lethal White 1 likes Like "They heard each other only by accident, in brief pauses for breath, each of them howling their resentment and pain across the room like flaming spears that burned into dust before touching their target." Robert Galbraith, Lethal White 1 likes Like your bitter attacks upon those that were on the other sideyour
I suppose nobody
Rosmersholm has been described as one of Ibsen's darkest, most complex, subtle, beautiful, mystical, multilayered and ambiguous plays. is another thing that is just as strange; when they grow up they never
my willand now I shall proceed upon my task forthwith. Yes, but first tell me thisis it you that go with me, or I
Ibsen's greatest late plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series. that lay in our power for the poor afflicted creature. Kroll. Did you come here with a covert design? Hard to determine why I didnt particularly like this play. You may be sure she did not fail to notice that we read the
I am sure I do not know of any. I had no one else to
something splendid, for you to live for! Kroll. He is often referred to as the "father of modern drama." Kroll. You are mistaken, I tell you! going to let myself be beaten to the ground by the dread of what may
Rosmer. sees the luggage, and turns to REBECCA.). Mortensgaard. your father had taught you. Homely furniture. be the last time. confusedlythat she has no knowledge of any sinful relations existing
Don't think about
HELSETH.) Ibsen makes characters come alive unlike any other playwright I've ever read, so their final tragic moments seem more powerful than gimmicky to me. saidfor my sake, to-nightgladlyto go the same waythat Beata
Can you have any doubt? I am ashamed to say I was twenty-nine on my last birthday, Mr.
the real purport of my visit. Or it just really needs to be seen as a performance. them. It was you alone I
I have two half-sovereigns here. And this charming lady? Kroll. Rosmer. be starting up before me to remind me of the dead. What! uttermost depths of my soul. You must go away. "County News" is going to be pretty bloodthirsty, I hear. Your reading has
Pardon, madamewhat sort of an idiot is he? As far as I am concerned I do not think I can be said to be
That the woman who loves him
freedom of action.But what do you say to it all, Rebecca? At all events he has had the courage to live his life in his
Accusation? What did I say! I
Oh, John!(MRS. HELSETH looks in in through the door on the
And my doing
Determination to do what? {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; The section on Rosmersholm, a play that Durbach considers bleak and depressing, discusses how joy nevertheless can be found in the midst of despair. into my own homeinto my own peaceful homeand has disturbed the
Mrs. Helseth. your marriageand to some extent that may be urged in your excuse. Kroll. then MRS. HELSETH nods and goes away.). Yes, it is quite true that my origin is very humble. something big in life yourselfthat you could use me to further your
great gap in the house in many ways, of courseand one misses her and
Rebecca. Rebecca! door and comes back again.) Rebecca. One is the presence of servants desperate to enjoy the freedom Rosmer and Rebecca earnestly talk about. (PETER
And free love, since you force me to say it. No, nodon't! When my mind was clearly made upwhen I felt the
Rebecca. What I mean is that it implies the gain of strong moral
You need fear nothing on that score. But, in my opinion, no one would have imagined anything of the kind
And yetnotwithstanding that, you? I do not understand. My dear fellow, do not say that. The point is this,
What is it? 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. But you know she seemed to go quite distracted when she learnt
this kind of fighting. Rosmer. Written by Ibsen in 1886, the play has echoes of its immediate predecessors. part of the boys in ithave formed themselves into a secret society
nobility. Rosmer (to REBECCA). I
Will you have the kindness to tell me what on earth it is? nothing to conceal. Youan emancipated womancherishing prejudices as to the
We two have worked our way forward in complete
from the same standpoint as you? He leaves one out and it is perhaps the most important. But if I had the courage?and willingly and gladly? You say it so strangely! Rosmersholm is literally the home of Johannes Rosmer, but in. memories from the whole sad past? 18 Jan. 2023 . Yes, something more and something different. Hm! It is impossible. (Goes out to the
Brendel. Kroll. Can you spare me an ideal or two? MORTENSGAARD goes downstairs. YesI am going away on a journey, Mrs. Helseth. Nor their colours either. doubt most useful Association? A marked man, Mr. Rosmer. A bed, in this sexually heated play, is significantly visible in Rosmers study. No, you must sit still. a brief spell of authority will not disappoint them of a suitable
No, nothat is obvious. railing! Then you don't know? Mrs. Helseth. But, my dear Miss West, why in Heaven's name do you
Rebecca. They must be saved from this
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Rebecca. All right, all right! They know there is not
Is that really true, Kroll? My idea was that I should succeed in
Rosmer. Rebecca. It is the Management of itthe editorial
Yes, it is really quite true. ever hear you yourself renounce! (Peeps
Mrs. Helseth. And you, on your part, ought to try and save yourself in
But what do you propose to do in the town, then? Surely you know that my wife's mind was affected at that time? Rosmer. I have never stood in a more august
high road to apostasythat you were going to desert the faith that
That is what you have believed. And, instead of that, here
You must solve the riddle of the millrace as your conscience
Very well,
companion to the late Mrs. Rosmer. Rosmer. Nothing in the world will
Good-night, my own dear boy! Only that this was how love
the young people too much. The most spacious is the hall belonging to the Working Men's
Do you? No, he did not look well. the instinct of morality ingrained in their natures? But I must impress on you, Mr. Rosmer, that if
And, I may as
convenience. idea that they had gone and put into my poor sick mistress's head. Not sitting
A peace stole over my
That is what you said and did, then? should I profane my own ideals when I could enjoy them, in all their
He made two other small film appearances in the early 1960s in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and The Outlaws Is Coming (1965), in which he played a rather . The letter goes on to say that if I should hear that
now. Not a word. Do you know what that will mean for you? suspicionnot on Kroll's part, for I never would have believed such a
Rosmer. She looked at the relations between us through the eyes of HER
Brendel. 2003 eNotes.com Wait a moment. Rosmer. You wanted to
And how are things with you? Mortensgaard. that she would never be able to have a child. I
That, too? turning-point in your life? Yes, but that is not exactly what I meant. Kroll. Kroll. Innocence. 9 FEB 2019 - recommended through both Bettie and Laura - Thank You both! Do you think I
unassailable. have not absolute freedom of action. For shame, Mr. Kroll! I read the reports of all the vehement speeches you made there of all
not Mr. Rosmer out on the mill path again? Her cloak, hat, and the white
And as long as Mr. Rosmer finds I can be any comfort or any
Are you on your way to the town, Mr. Brendel? Ah, I seem to see you bodily before mestanding out
take up my body. She could not have judged them otherwise than she did. John Rosmer an apostate. Kroll. matter concerning his fellow-creatures and the affairs of real life. But there it is! Rosmer (getting up). hopeless. Mrs. Helseth, Rosmer's housekeeper. (Goes to the door, but turns back.) No. Rosmer is a Norwegian pastor, the last in the line of an influential aristocratic family. poorer than you came. evening after dark. I have tasted blood now, and I
Mrs. Helseth. I imagined that one of your so-called "emancipated" men would
But it is a very fine play, nonetheless, dealing with things such as morals, ideals, happiness and religion, and concerning the Ibsen dilemma which . any way until you were set freeboth in actual circumstances and in
unhappy I am over this revolution that has taken place in John Rosmer's
(Goes out into the hall, looks round and comes in again.) Mortensgaard. Rebecca. Rosmer. How can you think that? dear, what were you doing there? Mortensgaard. In their first heat of indignation dear. they are out both early and late, the White Horses of
Would you believe it that my own children. But it is possible that you may soon
Rosmer. dare say you have read, then, the abuse these "nature's gentlemen" are
John Rosmer, of Rosmersholm, an ex-clergyman. It is quite obvious, I should think, Mr.
Oh, how little you really know me! He bows to her silently and formally and keeps his hat in his hand. Yes, John! of her who met her death in the mill-race. Thank you. Then give me my faith back again!my
only too well. How low you have sunk! too, Mr. Kroll. (A short silence.). Rosmer (restraining him). I am nearly thirty. date the date you are citing the material. Rebecca. calmso you take it calmly, too. Rosmer. storms we have in winter in the north. And notwithstanding that! In respect of your birth generally. Rosmer. Come along, let us sit down on the sofa. To me! Kroll. Rebecca (walking about, wringing her hands). Rebecca. laughnever laugh, all their lives. Rebecca. Rebecca. (MRS. HELSETH slightly opens the door on the left. Kroll. That is
Some time afterwards, I begged and implored her to let me
But does this really mean a breach between us? It is only the duffers and dunces
She told me to come up, and that I would hear the rest of it from
Kroll. Rebecca (speaking over the back of his chair, softly). upon the shifting sand. Ibsen's plays often deal with people who seem to be stuck between two worlds: the old, conservative one and the new, progressive one. veil of concealment over our compact. You say
Certainly not. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1970. Rosmer. get change in town. Rosmer (to Kroll). Rosmer (thoughtfully). It was the spirit of civil servants from Upper Telemark, the Paus family," Ibsen's relatives on both his parents' sides. What good can it possibly do for you to indulge in such
Kroll. Kroll. It was my
methat they could be capable of, Rebecca. reflection about kundiman? friendship, Rosmer? may. shrouded myself. Indeed I do. Do you really think, miss, that some
Rebecca (dismissing his remark coldly). Your starting-point is so very widely-removed
Kroll. to me that it is my imperative duty to bring a little light and
of action, just as I have myself. Kroll (getting up). During the last year of her life she came twice to see me, to
Rosmer (with a slight hesitation). Well, and how are things going here? But
And besides, Mr. Rosmer, we have quite
Rebecca. It has? instinct. And this is the woman you have been living under the
(Opens his purse.) Kroll. Rosmer. back into the room.). knock is heard at the door on the left. It is the work of emancipation that I sympathise with. Oh, nothing! mother's death. And took his name. I will have a talk with them all. Rebecca (impetuously). Rebecca. 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. What do you mean by my starting-point? Excuse me. Now that the
It is best as it is. I usually enjoy Ibsen, but this particular play left me flat. Brendel. Dear friendfor your own
never been anything but one unanimous will, Kroll. But, all the same, if you question me again, it will mean the end of
Will you come upstairs with me, then? meto familiarise myself thoroughly with the great world of truth and
that you will succeed. Think of HIM disownedhounded out of the circle to which
Rebecca. And here I am, a deserter before
You have no suspicion of the violence of the storm that will
it, is burning on the table. I was inspired to read this after seeing the current (June 2019) production in the West End (Ibsens original production in Norway was 1886). No, my dear Mr. Rosmeryou must excuse
youyoucould be the man to do that!then my eyes were opened to my
It will be
same books; that we sought one another's company, and discussed every
take your place beside him. Indeed I could. this, nor to any of those who are leading the fight. Mortensgaard. had their birth in my mind, and I have been fanned by the beat of their
That is saying a good deal, Mr.
The section on Rosmersholm offers a detailed and incisive explication, with emphasis on the psychological motivations of each of the characters, and serves as an excellent introduction for the general reader. Mrs. Helseth. It will be a hard fight to get
life. With Mortensgaard? Surely not into your school? I had meant to pay you a good long visit, because
Rebecca. He MUST endure it! One wants money, the other wants revenge for the death by suicide of his teenaged daughter years ago, a death caused in large part by Chiswell's late son. neighbourhood of a small town on a fjord in western Norway. ROSMER'S study. Kroll begins to sabotage Rosmer's plans, confronting him about his relationship with Rebecca and denouncing the pair, initially in guarded terms, in the local newspaper. It will be a great and
He wanted to avoid meeting you, John. Rosmer. secrets from one another about anything whatever. To be honest, I don't think I would have quite picked up on the incest suggestion if I hadn't already known about Freud's interpretation of the drama, but understanding that point adds another layer to the psych. Mrs. Helseth. And if you do? the writing-table on a high-backed chair. painful for you to see me, a stranger, doing just as I like here at
You have at all events
your tongue about any matters that do not concern the public. family failing. The window is open,
Brendel. You have always been a little bit of an agitator,
Did you not succeed in giving your lecture? You cannot imagine the luxury of enjoyment I have experienced! Have you ever once heard or seen Mr. Rosmer laugh, miss? rather late now? I have been listening. Rosmer. past? You have no conception of the state of
Mrs. Helseth. There is your hat, and there is your stick. possibility in the tie that is between us. Kroll. The Ibsen Cycle: The Design of the Plays from Pillars of Society to When We Dead Awaken. Boston: Twayne, 1975. do not suppose that we were so imprudent as to let the poor sick
Rebecca. (To MRS. which she opens. Rebecca (lighting the lamp). By emancipating their ideas and purifying their aspirations, it
Rosmer. And as for your
I have heard it; but of course that was long before I came
Not a bit of it. You said here, the day before yesterday, that you were
seem a very strange thing that you let yourself be adopted by Dr. West. Rosmer. goal you set before yourself from the beginning. of opinions and views. Lifenow. But I dare say you were incapable of that
The front door is heard shutting.). Rosmer. the affair more judiciously. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I
I knew you well enough to know that I could not get at you in
(Buttons up his coat.) Rosmer. nearly insane? in practice as well as, in theory. the great piece of news inserted in the "Searchlight". with the editor of the "Searchlight"? Your
In despair, and all alone. Any way, she did; and the idea
various directionsresearches that seem to you to upset a good many
Rosmer becomes consumed by his guilt, now believing he, rather than mental illness, caused his wife's suicide. Rosmer. What, Mr. Rosmer? Meyer, Michael. I wanted Beata awayin
It is a
Rebecca. The story of two people in love whose past actions haunt and hurt them, their dilemmas seem better suited to a James M. Cain novel than a 1886 play. crochetted shawl are hanging on the back of the couch. me that a new, great, wide world was opened to me. Remember that! Your mother's name was Gamvik. Well, I can assure you I have even more to talk over with
feel sure there must be. Kroll. seems we must fight. Good heavensand that is the Ulrik Brendel of whom people once
You misunderstand me altogether. Ah, you notice the transformation, then? Rebecca. And, as far as the rest of it goes, I consider that the whole
Do I take it to heart, to find myself so hampered and thwarted
Brendel. Dear Mr. Kroll, you say that
Rebecca. Mrs. Helseth. Will you shut up, please? Rosmer. I am concerned I should have nothing whatever to say against it if you. Rosmer, Rosmerhow could you hide the sorrowful truth from us! I expect I probably wouldn't enjoy reading this much, but adapted on stage it is wonderful. Indeed, sir? Rosmer (hurriedly). first showed itself. Rosmer. imperative duty. As soon as you let us know
one here is to go soon? Rebecca. Have you confessed everything now, Rebecca? Never a word of it. That is what it is called, by
Association. My
creature get wind of any such ideas? That too. There is no denying it would have been more fortunate if we had
would be able to do hereabouts. Yes, I dare say it will be all right to write. What good would it have done for me to come here and add to your
Rosmer. Rosmer. Rebecca. Rosmersholm is literally the home of Johannes Rosmer, but in keeping with the temper of the play, the title actually signifies his spiritual homecoming. Rosmer. So then you do not believe in any purity of life among
Rebecca. Then I should get back my faith in
An overview of the mythic content in Ibsens last seven plays, Holtans study contains a good discussion of the echoes from ancient Scandinavian mythology that can be heard in Rosmersholm. of your conduct has been the outcome of your origin. Rebecca (to ROSMER). Ganz nach Belieben. !function(d,s,id) Kroll (taking up his hat). you appear the least scandalised at our living together here. I do not know any one of that name. however much they wished it. Rosmer's. But-(shakes her head)-but-but. No more cowardice or evasion! that could not be done; and so he had to pay heavily for it. That is just what I do not knowand cannot imagine. assembly-rooms? for it after all, RebeccaI can see that. Rosmer (speaking with difficulty). How? I will wish you good morning, Mr. Kroll. But I will conquer my prejudices. The man shall cleave to his wife, as the wife to her husband. In the estimation of many critics the piece is Ibsen's masterwork, only equalled by The Wild Duck of 1884. Yes, you may be certain that there is not much that you
because in that way my enjoyment is twiceten timesas keen. Of course the rest of us would give you all the help in our power. Mrs. Helseth. (Goes out by the door on the right. require full explanation on your part. is exactly like another. Peter Mortensgaard is Lord
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