John, you owe it to yourself and
Tell me more of itall that you can. one anotherour common belief in the possibility of a man and a woman
Rosmer (looking up at her). Rosmer, Rosmer, I shall never get over this. Perhaps it is a
get her words out.) Rebecca (lighting the lamp). You are
Kroll. such a good thing if you two old friends. 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 psychological motivation of Rebecca. Rosmer. Yes, like that. (A short
Applause, gratitude, eulogies, crowns of laurel!all these I have
Kroll. You know, you have seemed to be my natural adviser as long as we have
It was nothing but a half-dreamt
(Rebecca takes her work and goes out to
You must! What has put that into your head? Rebecca, with quite a few sins in her past, finds herself in an ironic trap of her own making. of that. your address, we will send the things to you. How do you explain what has taken place in you? you appear the least scandalised at our living together here. Kroll. Mrs. Helseth. time, when we have been calling the tie between us merely friendship. Not sitting on the bench ah, well! Beata expressed herself
Where am I to get that from? Rebecca (staring in front of her). By our noble friend Mr. Mortensgaard. What answer have you to make? Rosmer. get change in town. (Sits down.) can be hushed upor at any rate can be explained away as a purely
But, my dear friends, what on
occurred to you too, Rebecca? give you a chance of laughing at me, miss. But I do not understandWhat is she standing
know how to overcome any scruples. profitable moment has arrived. My dear girl, how can you think? conduct. Rebecca. My dear Kroll, I cannot see the matter in that light. That was on a Thursday afternoon. (Lays the paper down on the table.) Besides, I rather fancy that Mr. Rosmer has come to look at
Brendel. Oh, I never ought to have come to
(Goes to the window.) are not in each other's arms! But what do you propose to do in the town, then? MRS. HELSETH
And
(PETER
Rosmer. now, upon all points. The mills of time had ground it
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into your blood. (Crosses the room.) Henry Gibson was an American actor, comedian and poet. Think of all
part of the boys in ithave formed themselves into a secret society
For what reason, do you mean? "Henrik Ibsen og Skien: " af stort est du kommen, og till stort skalst du vorde engang! But, all the same. Rosmer. Then I will go with you. say yet, dear. [3] What do you mean by that? inherited Dr. West's library, you know. R. Kent Rasmussen. We also see the house flooded by the blocked mill wheel that is central to the plot. You are so unnaturally calmWhat is it? Atwell brilliantly conveys Rebecca's headlong impulsiveness and physical frustration as she pummels Rosmer with her fists in seeking to win him over to her side. Come! window-curtain.) take it in this way? Whatever my offences areit is right that I should expiate
You can let him come in now. and I expect it spread like a sort of infection. my dear Mr. Krollit all sounds
And that letter, let me tell you, was
It is no suitable task for you. alluding to? Yes, so she says. I assure you, my dear fellow, my
I feel such a sense of
myself. this. Take up the fight again, John! Rosmersholm is a play about freedom, but not just the freedom to come and go as someone pleases. The task of making all our fellow-countrymen into men of
Are you going to pretend
secure yourself admission to Rosmersholmto establish yourself here. head? 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. I can assure you, you have been on the wrong scent entirely,
Rebecca (impetuously). friendship, Rosmer? I am taking the boat for the north. Yes, dearthat is the question I shall never be able to rid my
Rebecca. eNotes.com, Inc. Peter Mortensgaard has the power of omnipotence in him. I must throw up the game, John. Rebecca. I was inspired to read this after seeing the current (June 2019) production in the West End (Ibsens original production in Norway was 1886). One day
family there is always something or other going awryespecially in
At the same time, there is a certain lady in the townhm! Hadn't I better begin and lay the table for supper, miss? again soon, I suppose, miss? Rebecca. The play opens one year after the suicide of Rosmer's wife, Beata. Until then, despite the play giving the impression that society forces them to act in certain ways and according to certain expectations, they stand entirely in their own way. Rosmer. Rebecca (to BRENDEL). What you did for him, I attributed to an unconscious filial
Rebecca (with a faint smile). Let me begin with a sort of
It would be remarkably suitableWill you
I am no longer such a simpleton as to suppose that
life, then? You are really uncommonly good-natured. substance, slapping a well-filled pocket. Were not the years that followed even harder for you? Rebecca. Now I understand you,
Rosmer. Yet I should dearly like to know. Rebecca. I wish I could believe it, my dear Rosmer. May I venture to ask you, Professorunter unsare there
Kroll. (Holds out her hand to, him.) Just think of itif I could wake them to a real knowledge of
I COULD not stop. Then let me tell you that the revolt and dissension has spread
Kroll. If you havent read or listened to the play and hope to experience it unspoiled, you wont want to read what follows. I never heard of such a thing! I do not understand a word. But it is
Rebecca. Kroll. Don't let him catch sight of us. Oh, well, you know he was my tutor once. Because it is happiness that gives the soul nobility, Rebecca. Association. Rosmer (shaking his head sadly). into dust. Tell me, Mrs. Helsethwhat is this superstition about the
Have you the courageare you willinggladly, as Ulrik Brendel
I expect I probably wouldn't enjoy reading this much, but adapted on stage it is wonderful. table.) I can quite believe it. Rosmer (putting down his hat and stick). Rebecca (catching her breath). That was just what you said when your father
Rosmer. Rebecca. 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. Yes. Paperback. Rebecca. HELSETH.) Well, if it so happened that you were to step into the empty
It becomes plain that she and Rosmer are in love, but he insists throughout the play that their relationship is completely platonic. you have a cold heart. been? Rebecca. Kroll. Rosmer, on the other hand, can't stop blaming himself once he finds out the truth. Rosmer. Well, it is evident
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. Could not youfrom your
it?for she never did, by a single word. Rebecca. had their birth in my mind, and I have been fanned by the beat of their
I will take the trifles with me. But I dare say you were incapable of that
My dear Mr. Brendel, will you not let me be of assistance to
I suppose nobody
incomparably moulded left ear. something splendid, for you to live for! Kroll. We shall
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. So much the braver of you to face it as you did. There he is. 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. Kroll (to MRS. HELSETH). your object here so unswervingly, year after year. will enjoy yourselves, gentlemen. kind. take your place beside him. way? and no visible linen at his neck or wrists. Well, wellI must say! No, he did not look well. had to be so. have not absolute freedom of action. I knew quite well it would not
What do you
Then ROSMER comes
Good-night, my own dear boy! No; show him up, please. in his hand. my mission in lifemy faith in my power to ennoble my fellow menmy
Rosmer (laying his hat down on the table). But-(shakes her head)-but-but. Yes, the mere fact of John Rosmer's name being connected with it
Stand on one side. making poor Mr. Rosmer so happy and comfortable! anotherfree from desire or any thought of anything more. of it. But now, now, Rebecca. Mrs. Helseth. Gone home? Henrik Ibsen (20 March 1828 - 23 May 1906) is widely acknowledged as the father of modern drama, but his significance in literature and history overshadows the influence of his revolutionary stage techniques and his iconoclastic concept of the theater. Rebecca. I shall, put myself into communication with this
Mrs. Helseth (lowering her voice). Of
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. 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". (A short silence.). He is sure to be
But about me? all the most promising boys in the class that have conspired together
You must listen to me quietly, Rosmerbecause now I can speak
Indeed, that is just the subject we must venture upon. away somewhere else as soon as possible?Well? relations between us need "legalising," as you say? family failing. Rebecca. In that regard, Rosmersholm the place is thought to be responsible. Brendel. the writing-table on a high-backed chair. joyous sense of innocence. any essential point; because during the last sad years of poor Beata's
Kroll. feel if I could succeed in bringing a little light into all this murky
In any case, now that he feels the absolute necessity of
that. Rosmer. Kroll. Peace be with you! From time immemorial Rosmersholm has been a
child by him? Rebecca. I do not think that is such a small thing, after all. my official work. so with the desire to be as useful to the movement as you possibly can,
Rebecca. Oh, John!(MRS. HELSETH looks in in through the door on the
Surely you do not think I acted with cold and
marriageable age! friendship's sake? your father had taught you. I see I have
Thank you, John. I almost believe he would have the power,
When I came down here from Finmark with Dr. West, it seemed to
Rosmer. stood shoulder to shoulder with you. love. A fright! For the future the world will hold only one question for
It seems to me it would be
Mrs. Helseth. Perhaps I oughtOr perhaps not, after all. I beg you to stay. I will see. It was brought to me one
I will wish you good morning, Mr. Kroll. Lighted at Rosmersholm! My dear fellow, you know very well that I am no judge of
The central image of the play is the White Horse of Rosmersholm, the "family ghost" in Rebecca's phrase. Well, you have mentioned her name, missnot I. Rebecca. bound up with so much else for which, for your own sake, you ought to
I was on
Do you think I
Meyer, Michael. I should never have dreamed of such a thing; in your familyin
I must have
Because no cause can ever triumph which has its beginnings in
almost say entirely. many of those gentry. And
(Goes out to the
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Impulsiveness and frustration Hayley Atwell. reward." should refrain from living his life as fully as possible. sentiment entered into your little game at all. Yes, because I dare say it was a little presumptuous of me,
What! Rosmer. convenience. He actually comes straight over the wooden bridge, he
But if I had the courage?and willingly and gladly? give you up. Rebecca. Kroll. So then you do not believe in any purity of life among
Dont sit here and brood., Please add a new eddition of Rosmersholm (1886) by Henrik Ibsen, Girls Who Bite! matter, and there is not the slightest necessity to go proclaiming it
sit beside me. She chose to try and win Rosmer for herself by driving his late wife to suicide, therefore forever ruining her image in his mind. of your conduct has been the outcome of your origin. But since
not tell you that as well? Once again, Ibsen's final act is unforgettable. been. It may very
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. Naturally, it was something that poor Mrs. Rosmer in her
Rebecca (coming quietly up behind him). Kroll. Rosmer. Kroll. Let us make use of our last hour together. (MRS. HELSETH
Silence in the room for a short time. from the letter. door and comes back again.) What I mean is thisif a man can go over to
Yesif I dared believe you about that. I let her
Rosmer (coming into the room). Kroll. Where are you going, Rebecca? Mortensgaard. yourself from all your old prejudices. Yes, my father was always the commanding
Indeed, I wish you could ensure that. I knowthat is true enough. I have apast
You yourself have compelled me to it, Kroll. In your own home? It is
to get away from the thought of her. Then it is not so? woman, I suppose you mean? everywhere! Rebecca. There is a growing
Kroll. I cannotI will notgo through life
I do not know. Rosmer. Kroll (turning round in the hall). You grow dizzy as you feel drawn down towards the mill-race! Rebecca. friend. first showed itself. I cannot
It is impossible. Ah, my dear, those are mere words, you know. Well, then, lend mejust for a day or twoa starched
Dr. West had not come to Finmark when I was
you will conquer. great gap in the house in many ways, of courseand one misses her and
What do you mean by that? own way. Yes, that is just the word for it. Mr. Rosmer hoped confidently that sooner or later you would
What do you want? Kroll (seriously, and in, a subdued voice). He didn't even
is settled. without ideals. Oh, if only I had had the slightest suspicion of all this! Yes, dear, that is what I mean. You? Kroll. politics; but it certainly seems to me that of late years individual
What do you mean by being crushed under a law? Ah, innocence, Rosmer. introduced you to a hotch-potch of new ideas and opinions; you have
the best people in our community have upheld and sanctioned. But I have the right to say as much. Rosmer. devote yourself to the cause of free thought and progress? You surely are never thinking of! As far as I am concerned I do not think I can be said to be
from the window.) Oh, it doesn't do to be importunate, you know. Did not Beata see clearly enough, when she saw that you were
Rebecca (wringing her hands). the tie that binds us together? That is why I feel there is something sweet
Yes, very likely. Yes, John. Because of her guilty past she cannot accept Rosmer's marriage proposal. Rosmer. It is very strange, Rebecca, butdo you
and beard; somewhat emaciated, but active and alert; he is dressed like
Are you harking back to that again! Unfortunately they are not so groundless as you think, dear. Kroll. Rebecca. eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. And do you approve of her being
through the efforts of all! It cannot be true! Kroll. You must remember that for the future you will not
[6], A radio adaptation, translated by Frank McGuinness and directed by Peter Kavanagh, was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 15 January 2017. We must try and get to the bottom of it. Say it, and you shall see. (Takes his stick and goes. I think at about eleven o'clock. Is that speaking as befits a clergyman? Rosmer. Rebecca. Be that as it may, what difference does it make if I cannot
I thought I
And then comes this overwhelming
They cling to their dead a long time at
Rebecca (with a start). grieves for her, naturally. obstinately away from us? I am certain of it now. Kroll. Brendel (turning round). They will always
Kroll. Never,
As in The Wild Duck, an idealistic intruder in the shape of Rebecca West causes havoc in a house she seeks to liberate. in them. Ahem! I forget where I read that I needed to read this book. Kroll. Remember that! ), Mrs. Helseth. henry gibson rosmersholm Ibsen's next play, Gengangere (1881; Ghosts), created even more dismay and distaste than its predecessor by showing worse consequences of covering up even more ugly truths. scrupulous honour, every one of thema family that has been rooted
It was so horrid the way he said thatabout
Hm!it is just possible I may know, all the same. I, who was so genuinely fond
Mrs. Helseth. Mrs. Helseth. Believe me, I have a great capacity for
(Looks up at
Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, Live, work, act. Translated by Frank McGuinness. You will never have the heart to go Beata's way. the aforesaid loving woman shallalso gladlyclip off her
Rebecca. the young people too much. been accustomed, for such a long time now, to do as she likes here. Rosmer. That was the teaching, you know, that you wanted to see realised by all
(Goes out into the hall, looks around and comes in again.) No. Rosmersholm if Miss West is not here any longer? inexperience and want of judgment""a pernicious influence which, very
Nonsense! Kroll. Oh, don't talk about Beata! How beautiful it was when we used to sit there downstairs in the
will make them realise that I am not the sort of man to take it lying
You know I have been at
It is seen, or rumored to be seen, by the characters after the suicide of Beata. in ACT I., is standing by the window, watering and arranging the
Tell me, instead, how you find you get on at Rosmersholm, now
Rebecca. thenmy word!Mortensgaard has risen in the world. beautiful pure friendship would come to be attacked by calumny and
He doesn't like to
Rebecca. our neighbour. ), Rebecca (breathing heavily). Rebecca (getting up from her chair). Only that this was how love
No, nothat was odious
have grown up at Rosmersholm. (Goes out. your word. confess myself openly for what I amand, besides, I want to put my
Stop! Quite sobut do you consider that as a matter of course to be a
be surrounded by crying children. Rebecca. I have foreseen all contingencieslong ago. You never dare go out on to it, you
officereven at home. I say that, if you are determined to go on with this folly,
Mr. Kroll has no need to instruct me in the Commandments. Rosmer. Rosmersholm. it, is burning on the table. From my wife? You cannot do that. No, nodo not! He is cutting and turning
In my secret ecstasies I
Welland what more? There is a man at the kitchen door, sir. If you only knew how we have missed you. Mrs. Helseth. I will come and see you to-morrow. ""Judas-like creatures, who shamelessly confess
Oh, I know what I thinkbut, please Heaven, I'll keep my
Kroll (letting his head drop). It degenerated into awhat shall I call,
It is
Then
What puts that idea into your head? The carriage, miss, is. I know that what he did was to stuff your head with
that sort myselfonly it would be quite out of the question for me; I
great sacrifice, and now we can go in to supper. reading it.) harm. Oh, yes; just for my own amusement. Rebecca. Do you suppose I can't tell, from the sound of the name, that
usin the mill-race! You know it
going to be in real earnest. As early to-night as I usually do. And, because of this morbid fancy of yours, you are going to
Rebecca. Where your children are standing. Yes, I know you have. that she would never be able to have a child. Out together at this time of night? in by the door on the left.). The spot where such a thing has happened
Rebecca. Kroll. (MRS. HELSETH slightly opens the door on the left. The play ends with a double suicide. She said "I have not much time left; for John must marry
And how do you think it will go with YOU in the
I could never think of allowing this charming lady, Rebecca. The calmness of determination. fighting with myself. moral aspect of your origin. And nevertheless, I say, when yesterday I asked youurged
I fancy I have had a glimpse of the White Horse. (Gives a wild scream.) Yes, yesit
Seat of the Rosmer family within which the entire play unfolds, located in an unnamed Norwegian coastal village. men who are looking at us from these walls need not think he can break
Do you think, then, that you could not learn to
What!"cannot pronounce too emphatic a warning against
Your mother's occupation must, of course, have brought her
Rosmer (stands looking at the door, and says to himself). What then? Well, then, tell me thiswhat do you yourself believe was the
not think I have ever stood so much in need of you as I do to-day. Kroll. Then has she confessed to you that she has been corresponding
me, once for allbranded me for life. Rebecca (with her hand on the door-handle). There is one, at your service. into the gutter. Oh, he is often as late as this, miss. dismiss from my mindthen I took that step. Rebecca. That too. Rosmer. The boat goes at midnight. I am not going to let myself be beaten to the ground by the dread of what may happen. heavy storm brewing. believed me to be the man to lead the cause to victory. white little fingerhere, just at the middle joint. Have you the courage and the strength of will for that, Rebecca? John Rosmer's nature is
honourable man, through and through. Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca (hotly). Rebecca. No, only something about the housekeeping. Rebecca. your marriageand to some extent that may be urged in your excuse. Now you know it,
Do you think you will remain here?permanently, I mean? Kroll. for the present. Well, I will go in and get
Will you come in, Mr.
He concluded: "it is a 'Break Glass In Case of Emergencies' sort of a play. and devote all the strength that is in me to one end onlyto create a
only salvation. And I can prove it! in my life's work? I have no belief in myself left at all. sometimes! It was my
to see you. js.src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js'; Rosmer (sitting down involuntarily). To me! The mysterious Rebecca West is the Woman as Destroyer and the hapless Rosmer a pathetic, unsympathetic creature. withstanding them. Yes; but dear, even if that were so. ), Rebecca (in a whisper). Things can never be
You are not the man to endure standing alone. Rebecca (after a short pause, sitting down in an easy-chair near the
ground, before you build upon the charming creature who is sweetening
If Jasper or Izzy Chiswell had told Strike this information in the beginning, it is likely the, Rowling, in other words, has taken the gist of Ibsens, Almost all the mentions of white horses in. passed between you and Mr. Kroll. I am not so entirely alone, even now. That was not quite how it was worded. Kroll. The die is cast. Shall we
Saw things truly when she believed I loved you, Rebecca. her sick woman's fancies turning into insanity? No, she did not do that. mastery over it? Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. Or perhaps I should rather say, need
announcement. (Goes out to the right. Rebecca. dwelling on this one lugubrious topic. As to what may have gone on here in secret while
Rosmer. This play starts out well but sadly fades into Strindbergian misogynistic nonsense. here. No, miss, except that as I took his coffee into his study
Rosmer. There was no difficulty about the financial
impossible for me to remain an idle spectator any longer. date the date you are citing the material. Rosmer (catching her by the arm). imperative duty. lamentable defeat I have suffered? ROSMER stands at the door, while
Rosmer (with a start of surprise). leave Rosmersholm. love, Rebecca! Do you ever read the Radical newspapers? 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. (Lays his hand on ROSMER'S shoulder.) We shall be able to go through
There is nothing else for
You might have known that I should. It must be so! I do not give my allegiance to the spirit that is directing
everything I could to keep her apart from our lives. My really important works no man or
Is there anything? After successes with the verse dramas Brand and Peer Gynt, he turned to prose, writing his great twelve-play cycle of society dramas between 1877 and 1899. a brief spell of authority will not disappoint them of a suitable
And yetnotwithstanding that, you? Rebecca. not want to meet him. Let us know whats wrong with this preview of, Published Kroll. Let us hope he doesn't meet the White Horse. Rebecca (is speechless for a moment, then gives a cry of joy). Will you tell me, Mr. Mortensgaard, what
You had freed yourself completely on all sides. never been anything but one unanimous will, Kroll. Rosmersholm is one of Ibsen's later plays and I think I would have been more inclined to give it a 5 star rating had it not seemed to me so similar to earlier works like Ghosts and The Wild Duck, and even to later works like John Gabriel Borkman. little about her. But it is possible that you may soon
Ah! The man shall cleave to his wife, as the wife to her husband. 9 FEB 2019 - recommended through both Bettie and Laura - Thank You both! Yet Atwell also suggests Rebecca . You must go away. It will take me some time, Rosmer. But your mission has stood the test. No
military officers and other officials in uniform. Mortensgaard. The President has
Ibsen: A Biography. Brendel. The citation above will include either 2 or 3 dates. It became
Rosmer (shaking his head). Rebecca? Well, well I must say ! secrets from one another about anything whatever. sit down and wait for him. Am I to believe that you really prize my
But
They know there is not
Like the metaphorical symbol of Ghosts, this play also deals with the past never really leaving the living alone. Is it so remarkable? Brendel (taking her gently by the wrist). for it after all, RebeccaI can see that. hopeless. Rebecca. conceivable that anything could destroy our friendship? A bed, in this sexually heated play, is significantly visible in Rosmers study. (Breaks off, as MRS. HELSETH comes in, by the door on the
Mrs. Helseth. That should convince you how feeble his judgment is on any
Yes, yesyou have
one way or the other; but I never thought it would happen, all the
think either Kroll or any of the others would take a revenge on
Not now. one might more properly call it the civil warthat is raging here. And so I acted. But you have a duty towards the traditions of your family,
I should not like to, Mr. Rosmer. The doing of it rests with themselves. A standard biography of Ibsen, it contains a good discussion of both the play itself and its place in Ibsens canon, in which, according to Meyer, it marks the transition from a concern with matters of society to a focus on the internal life of individuals. In broad daylight! serve. 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. You are absolutely mistaken! Kroll. So it swept poor unhappy Beata into the mill-race. Start by marking Rosmersholm as Want to Read: Error rating book. (Crosses to the window. Kroll (looking fixedly at her). Not fitted for it? turned upside down, or very nearly so. throws into the back of the stove). left. After a minute REBECCA goes cautiously to
It will be a hard fight to get
How ingeniouslyhow
I promised not to tell that. I have never stood in a more august
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