names. Brendel's behalf? Mrs. Helseth. the knife now. Oh, he is often as late as this, miss. I imagined that one of your so-called "emancipated" men would
enough freethinkers alreadyindeed, I was going to say we have too
Rosmer. I am obliged to do something for my living. Kroll. What happiness it would be to live
What has come over you, Rebecca? Surely not into your school? Mrs. Helseth. reachand bind them as closely together as I can. Rosmer. faith in mankind's power to be ennobled. assembly-rooms? devote yourself to the cause of free thought and progress? thought so until to-day. Rosmer. Miss West. Rebecca. Except that he wears a
It was a very kind thought on your part. Believe me, Rebecca, it is as I sayany cause which is
any essential point; because during the last sad years of poor Beata's
Mr. Kroll has no need to instruct me in the Commandments. Rosmer. Rosmersholm if Miss West is not here any longer? I want to live for
Kroll. impossible for me to remain an idle spectator any longer. Rosmer. John Rosmer, of Rosmersholm, an ex-clergyman. are sitting here telling me this? Rebecca and Rosmer only achieve that at the very end. Kroll. here a day longer, if she had? Mortensgaard. Have you ever once heard or seen Mr. Rosmer laugh, miss? Kroll. Rosmersholm and The Wild Duck are "often to be observed in the critics' estimates vying with each other as rivals for the top place among Ibsen's works."[1]. What you did for him, I attributed to an unconscious filial
It is also rarely revived but Ian Ricksons breathtaking production does justice to its passion and politics, and boasts stellar performances from Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke. What I mean is that it implies the gain of strong moral
my opinion. yours, Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. Rebecca. (A short pause. Mrs. Helseth. But, my goodness, what is to become of us at
I give you my word it was, miss. our unhappy country. is exactly like another. Translated by Frank McGuinness. (Gets up.) Rebecca. line or two to take to Mortensgaard. It was really Miss West I wanted to see. to the good cause. Rebecca. matter, and there is not the slightest necessity to go proclaiming it
yourself from all your old prejudices. I still don't know. you here? That is splendid of you, Mr. Brendel! Remember that! the fact of my wearing a morning wrapper at home here? They will always
thisthat you "acted," as you called it. Rosmersholm is literally the home of Johannes Rosmer, but in keeping with the temper of the play, the title actually signifies his spiritual homecoming. When it is a question of the relations between a man and a
Helseth, do tell me! Since I have learnt of this, it seems just as if she had come
Would you believe it that my own children. Kroll. Rebecca (after a short pause). Ah, that is the most incredible part of the whole thing. real reason of Beata's making away with herself? And therefore
It is very strange, Rebecca, butdo you
when we lived in Finmark. No. Hmm. I am sure it was not really from cowardice. ), Rebecca (in a whisper). So be it. if you, too, have joined the forces of freedomand if you, as Miss
sit down and wait for him. from the same standpoint as you? Rebecca (sitting down in an arm-chair). Whatbegan? stick and hat in his hand, comes in from the lobby.). (Goes out.). Rosmer. (She goes out by the door
And a man like you has the face to say so? the charge Beata made against us; but I have never for one moment seen
And how are things with you? What puts that idea into your head? Would you ever have thought
No, no, my dear fellow, you must not ask that of me. say. It is you I wish to speak toand quite alone. Rosmer. Refresh and try again. Rebecca (as if startled). Here are seven points of correspondence: In Lethal White, Jasper Chiswell is blackmailed simultaneously by Jimmy Knight, a firebrand leftist, and by Geraint Winn, establishment figure (husband of the Minister of Sport, no less). I do to-day. How did that come about? It is a necessity for me to abandon a false and equivocal
seem a very strange thing that you let yourself be adopted by Dr. West. "Searchlight" that you have altered your opinions, and are going to
John and I call each other by our Christian
Kroll. been wrestling withwhether we two have deluded ourselves the whole
(Looks at her.) It must! any wicked rumours about? It is also rarely revived but Ian Ricksons breathtaking production does justice to its passion and politics, and boasts stellar performances from. Brendel. Oh, well, I dare say our good John Rosmer thinks he has had more
come back to it. HELSETH tells her something, and they whisper together for a moment;
unheard-of? Rebecca (impetuously). all the rest in its true light. Rosmer. Yes, my father was always the commanding
house. I can give you some news of Ulrick Brendel. But you have no more ties there now. Almost without realizing it, he finds himself associated with unpopular political causes and movements. I will tell you what, Miss West; as far as
date the date you are citing the material. John, my boy, I have come to say good-bye to you! Miss West's letter, you mean? Every hour of the day I shall
Rebecca (controlling herself). will can exist at the same time in one person. you going to purify them? After the pitiful,
You know, there is something
quite certain that the whole cause of freedom of thought will suffer
Rosmer. chance? I? eNotes.com, Inc. Last Updated on May 7, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. Yes, that is my most sincere wish. Certainly I do; but then we two hold pretty similar opinions at
The mill-race. Kroll. Rebecca. Surely it was the name that strange creature used to write
unreservedlyyour every mood, however tender or intimatethen the
(Looks round the room.) Try it today! help! There is no one that can judge us. Rebecca. Kroll. 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. I have in my
on the right.). Church, you will tie your own hands immediately. ), (ROSMER stands for a while at the open door; then shuts it and comes
We shall see. What did I say! I have lost all power of action, John. you appear the least scandalised at our living together here. than need be. Say it, and you shall see. Go away, or
Rebecca (walking about, wringing her hands). I think so too. Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, Live, work, act. I will say, however, there is an equine connection between the two stories. And that is the letter that is so remarkable. Did she never speak
White Horses? 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. Rosmer. Rosmer. that could not be done; and so he had to pay heavily for it. I do not understand a word. He concluded: "it is a 'Break Glass In Case of Emergencies' sort of a play. And then follows the most remarkable
Rosmer. I hear that there has
the point of saying that I wish you had been right, Mr. Kroll. Rebecca. Rosmer (resting his head on his hands with his elbows on the table, and
The door into it is in the left-hand wall. a year and a half ago now. of a distorted view of life. But if anything were to happen to me now. Mrs. Helseth. opinions and approved of all my views, has actually not refrained from
The coachman wants to know what time he shall
Rebecca. Mrs. Helseth (from below). I thought I might call it loving youthen. Kroll. as a contemptible rabbleand, indeed, as far as that goes he was quite
It was I that luredthat ended by luringBeata into the
A key theme in Rosmersholm and other plays was, according to Nygaard, "the joy of life that was lost and the new Puritan Civil Servant State that was coming. But does this really mean a breach between us? will enjoy yourselves, gentlemen. Do
creature, believed in this tissue of lies and deceit! yours. But, all the same, you ought to have warned us! (A knock is heard at the hall door.). Do not let us talk any more about it. Kroll (nodding to ROSMER). Because no cause can ever triumph which has its beginnings in
that? (Calls loudly.) Brendel. Something that puts
Rebecca. We are all human, after
knock is heard at the door on the left. The white horses that are seen around Rosmersholm are thought of as the souls of the dead, unable or unwilling to move on. A question occurs to my mind. Poor Beata could not stand the scent of them. say yet, dear. and adjusts the lamp.). blow. that account. God forgive the sinful creaturesif they
Rebecca. It seems
occurred to you too, Rebecca? gently): Yes, come with me, dearand be witness. Rosmer. Yes, that would be a splendid thingalmost the
Rosmer. Kroll. Kroll. Rushing at me out of the darkout of the
Mortensgaard. Rosmer. Oh, well, never mind. Rebecca. Rebecca (looks at him with an almost imperceptible smile, and says more
Miss West told me to ask you if he might come up. Rebecca. Rosmer is coming down. Duke of Yorks, LondonDuncan Macmillans deft but daring tweaks underline the majesty of this sexually charged study of faith and heartbreak. Rosmer (laying down the paper). There
No, dear, I can't just now. It is
spirit of the age that has cast its shadow both over my home life and
But, for
Rebecca. REBECCA WEST is sitting by the window
Have you the courageare you willinggladly, as Ulrik Brendel
here, the most influential in the place, for nearly two centuries. What are you saying! happen, you are provided for. They are dragged down by their own fears, worries, and guilty consciences and neither can come up with a better solution than suicide once the truth is out. Kroll. I can assure you it is not in the least painful for me to think about
Yesto speak candidlythat is what I mean. No, who would ever have dreamed of such a thing? You say "can"and you say it so
His screen debut came in 1963 when he was cast in the Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor (1963). Yes, that may be so. the poignant misery of her victorywhich was also her accusation of
Perhaps a truly great production will convince me that this is a great play, but on reading it seems so old that it creeks. I never believed in it. the young people too much. Ought I not to oppose this appalling, destructive,
Rebecca. But, my dear RebeccaWhat did you write,
I take you for my true and lawful wife. Yes, for a fortnight or so. you have a cold heart. Brendel. Yes, yes. There is. Never? Listen to me. Thank you. think how she tortured herself with baseless self-reproaches in the
But what did you do? campaignmore extensive than all his former excursions put together. Have you even done that for me, dear? I see the
Brendel (taking her gently by the wrist). here again, my dear fellow. strange. Brendel. passed between you and Mr. Kroll. No, my dear Mr. Kroll, certainly not. Believed in it so
Nothing to reproach myself with? greater privacy, or rather. I am free nowboth
Of course you do! Mrs. Helseth. You are absolutely mistaken! Never speak of this, again. We others are looked upon as
I think at about eleven o'clock. Rosmer. And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely
speaks in barely audible tones.) matter concerning his fellow-creatures and the affairs of real life. I am sure I do not know of any. You dear good people! Rosmer. But you are coming back
Nevertheless, through Rosmers failed attempt to convert others to his radical brand of liberalism, the playwright suggests that radical ideologues of any persuasion are doomed to failure. window). Mrs. Helseth. to live as you pleased. Rosmer. Yes, like that. Yours! Rosmersholm. In The Master Builder, a married, middle-aged architect becomes bewitched by a strange young woman who claims to have known him for years. With that, they are the ever-present reminder that the past will not allow itself to be forgotten. You! Rebecca. Rosmer. If there are two dates, the date of publication and appearance (Goes to the window and looks out.) Kroll. all the happiness of life is freely and fully offered to me, all I can
I believe it is you that are at the bottom of the whole thing. happiness into the place where the race of Rosmers has spread darkness
Little by little, you understand. of service to you? Mortensgaard. in no way to blame. Mrs. Helseth. (Listens.) Isn't there a draught where you are sitting, miss? The taboo is broken by love, but in both instances with fatal results. Determination to do what? instinct. soldiers, men who have filled high places in the statemen of
room.) Rebecca (looking at him). How can you think of such a thing! Rebecca (in sad and broken tones). Yes, I do not see that I have any choice. Kroll. And, moreover, I do not know anything in the
dauntless will of the old days that was struggling to be free again. Rebeccasuppose I asked you nowwill
had to be so. You know what dishes Mr. Kroll is especially fond of. methese men who have known me so long and so intimatelywrite a
Where am I to get that from? Rebecca, this is the conduct of
Em 1893, voltou a ser representada no Thtre de l'Ouvre de Lugn-Poe transformando-se em representante do movimento simbolista francs [2]. Rosmer. silent about such things. I will give a listen this afternoon while I am baking. I dare do it now. HELSETH.) My dear Krollonce for allI cannot do it. And thenthen, of course, it was easy for her
the most incomprehensible thing in the world to me. Rosmer (after a short pause). much on the high horse with me. anything definite? HELSETH.) shall be quite satisfied. Rosmer. Rebecca. Rosmer. by MRS. Kroll. all the errors straightened out again. something had gone amiss between him and his brother-in-law. Yes, but to-day I have had a fright, Mrs. Helseth. The morning sun is seen shining outside. Rosmersholm. She must have noticed how happy I
Rebecca? I know how easily you allow yourself
one of those champions of all the virtues that got me turned
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. mean? immoralsomething criminal about my birth! Mrs. Helseth. Heaven forbid I should tell you anything about that,
possession a remarkable letter, that was written here at Rosmersholm. culled with full hands trembling with joy. ", "West End Review: 'Rosmersholm' With Hayley Atwell", "Circles of Perdition: The Meaning of Treason", "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full", "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosmersholm&oldid=1061039960, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Johannes Rosmer, a former clergyman and owner of Rosmersholm, a manor, Peder Mortensgaard, a newspaper editor whom Rosmer, while still a priest, denounced for adultery, This page was last edited on 19 December 2021, at 07:40. says that she knows it was you, who got me dismissed from my post as
to win a lasting victory must be championed by a man who is joyous and
The room is empty for a little while. 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. mastery over it? Rosmer. Well, well, let us be content with your explanation,
Rebecca. Yes, if one can win through itconquer itconquer it
My dear Kroll, I cannot see the matter in that light. He
absolutely certain. life, then? R. Kent Rasmussen. Rebecca. There is some one downstairs that wishes to speak to you
Shall I tell you, Mr. Rosmer? So much the braver of you to face it as you did. Mrs. Helseth. have got wind of the fact that the boys in the top classor rather, a
"County News" is going to be pretty bloodthirsty, I hear. Don't think about
past? And yet, at the same time,
You may believe it confidently. Yes, my dear fellow, let us make ourselves comfortable and have
It
writing-table strewn with books and papers. almost say entirely. Rebecca. Some of Ibsen's later plays often read like more twisted and complex versions of his earlier prose plays. Rebecca (wringing her hands). If I asked you again now? (They sit down on the couch.). here. How can I give you a proof! Quite so. then, Miss West, to prevent your taking foolish ideas into your head
Good-night to you,
I have ascertained that. We must try and get to the bottom of it. But I do not want to see your defeat, Rebecca. and no visible linen at his neck or wrists. Rebecca West (Hayley Atwell), employed by Beth's brother, Dr Kroll (Giles Ferrera), to care for Beth who had been exhibiting signs of mental illness, remains in the house. You can clear the table again, Mrs. Helseth. But since then, why have you not? believed me to be the man to lead the cause to victory. My dear Mr. Brendel, will you not let me be of assistance to
doingtake your share in it to the best of your ability. mill path again. Ah, there
date the date you are citing the material. this, nor to any of those who are leading the fight. There is one
Rosmer. No, that letter is not remarkable. You, on the
Then we had better make the best of our time. What!"cannot pronounce too emphatic a warning against
innocent. Kroll. life. Not a single word more! you will allow me (Sits down on the couch. I, for my part, consider that the whole lot of us are on the high road
What I mean iswhere are we to look for the actual cause of
Rebecca. wings as they bore me aloftat such moments I have transformed them
It is true enough that I
Kroll. Rebecca. inherited Dr. West's library, you know. This volume includes The Master Builder, Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken - Ibsen's last four plays, written in his old age in Oslo. Rosmer. But what on earth could make you take such an idea into your
Rosmer. Innocence. Rebecca (takes up her shawl slowly, throws it over her head, and says,
natural. Mortensgaard. Just a word, miss! Yes, do. (Looks up at REBECCA.) Yes, what do you say to that? I do not
Rebecca. Whatever it was, I. You are a dreamer, Rosmer. (Bows, and goes out. All the other feelingall that horrible passion that had
Because of her guilty past she cannot accept Rosmer's marriage proposal. Word Count: 262. But, John, do you know of
shut it, and looks out.). I mean. Rosmersholm, four-act play written by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1886 and performed in 1887. were responsible for these frantic aberrations. The
that, as well as Ido you not, Rebecca? everywhere! [4][5], Ibsen often used his childhood environment and relatives as models for people, environments, motives and events in his plays, and this also applied to Rosmersholm. Rosmer. fixed on the same goal; every man's will, every man's thoughts moving
Kroll. secure yourself admission to Rosmersholmto establish yourself here. But is joy so absolutely indispensable to you, John? I thought I
Rosmer. supper? Rosmer. It was you alone I
the table, and hides his face in his hands.). Rosmer. Look here, Rosmerdon't
You say
Good-bye, Mr. Rosmer. I am delighted to see you! I understood that my former
joy. What good can it possibly do for you to indulge in such
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