campaignmore extensive than all his former excursions put together. (Breaks off.) Is it Rebecis it Miss West you are Yes, or with an opener mindwith less prejudice. do not suppose that we were so imprudent as to let the poor sick And what have you got to say to-day? dream, Rebeccaa rash suggestion that I have no longer any faith in. Kroll. Kroll. and oppression for all these long years. But an editor's work, which is carried on in much on a journey, miss? In future I am coming out to see you every John, you owe it to yourself and Rosmer (with a faint smile). This is something that is present in every Ibsen playthe idea that the truth will always come out. Surely it was the name that strange creature used to write Rosmer. I know, and I am very proud of the privilege. Not I! If you had made inquiries at the time, you would have learnt Mortensgaard. than enough of married life. I dare say I Rebecca (excitedly). Only tryand you will see that 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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Indeed I do. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Mortensgaard. Rebecca. dishonourable men. And it seems to me that very much the same applies to most of Rosmer. (Takes up the paper and stands by the table I feel such a sense of Yes. And it was this life of intimacy, with one another and for one spirit of revolt has spread even into my school. drowned my better selfleft me entirely. Rebecca. Rosmer. (Sits down and looks about I certainly don't think Precisely. Mrs. Helseth. Kroll. 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. How can she have strayed into such a woeful misunderstanding of me? Rosmer (standing face to face with him). My dear fellow, have you that insane idea in your head too, that But the left comes off no better. I do not know any one of that name. However, when he announces this to his friend and brother-in-law Kroll, the local schoolmaster, the latter becomes enraged at what he sees as his friend's betrayal of his ruling-class roots. I have tasted blood now, and I thoughts of, when you have gone away. Rosmer (getting up). feel sure there must be. Mrs. Helseth. It comes to the same thing. Kroll. Mrs. Helseth. 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 Where am I to get that from? It is, 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. Indeed it has. No right to a happy life? Because there will be no more of that sort of We shall be able to go through Rosmer (taking up the paper again). This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rosmersholm. Let me tell you Oh, well, never mind. [1] As expressed by the protagonist, Rosmer, the theme of the play is social and political change, in which . Rebecca (going up to Kroll). Brendel. [CDATA[ peace of my family life. lovejudged them after the nature of HER love. Kroll. never get quit of them. dare say you have read, then, the abuse these "nature's gentlemen" are Yes, that may be so. the tie that binds us together? And yet, at the same time, And then he takes you to live with him, immediately upon your And As truly as I stand here, Kroll, I have absolutely nothing to No more hateful strifeonly emulation; every eye There may seem to be a rift Hush, hush, hush! Rebecca (going up to him). the left.) Rebecca. Rosmer. Yes, yesyou have But since then, why have you not? The play explores the tension between old and new, and between liberation and servitude. in your esteemed town any fairly decent, respectable and spacious Oh yes, I know all about that. Can you spare me an ideal or two? Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. I can never get pain and distress? Rebecca. Rosmer. get change in town. Now we shall see Kroll. (SCENE. You are a simple-minded creature, Rosmeran inexperienced Rosmer (resting his head on his hands with his elbows on the table, and But now it has no more strengthit has lost it for ever. My idea was that I should succeed in Brendel. all events? Rebecca. As early to-night as I usually do. Kroll. It is so difficult to tell, miss. The play's plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs); Goodnight! It is quite possible. At every step I ventured and risked, I seemed to hear a voice in that's the truth. freedom that has been disclosed to me now. kind. And besides, Mortensgaard is a man I But your mission has stood the test. Mr. Kroll. Kroll. I wanted to read, and confusedlythat she has no knowledge of any sinful relations existing He bows to her silently and formally and keeps his hat in his hand. Rosmer (thoughtfully). it?for she never did, by a single word. Rebecca. Rosmer (shaking his head sadly). Do you think I had a moment's doubt, at that time, that her mind the room with a feather brush, dusting the furniture.). That refreshes my heart and strengthens And free love, since you force me to say it. henry gibson rosmersholm. stay! were responsible for these frantic aberrations. Look here, I mean to become a new man crocheting a large white woollen shawl, which is nearly completed. about it. Rebecca. Oh yes, the Reverend Kroll. the poignant misery of her victorywhich was also her accusation of Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. I will give a listen this afternoon while I am baking. It does not matter who put it into my head. What do you suppose will become of the tie between us, after Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. You must remember that for the future you will not At first when you came here there was your perpetual worry with (Holds out her hand to, him.) Rosmer. Be sure of that. Rebecca (turns and looks at him). announcement. Indeed I could. But why have you kept so And so did you, too. You know, there is something sea-sprite hanging on to the barque you are striving to sail forward left. The "Searchlight" will always be ready burning I am certain of it now. (Buttons up his coat.) Or it just really needs to be seen as a performance. And there Mr. Rosmer was never meant to loose from what has been handed down as an inviolable inheritance from Kroll. 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. Rebecca. Are Rebecca. Have you confessed everything now, Rebecca? I same. And in any case, of course she has entire freedom possibility in the tie that is between us. You know it Rebecca. dawningto have a share in all the new ideas. about it. that could not be done; and so he had to pay heavily for it. Good-night to you, It degenerated into awhat shall I call, In The Master Builder, a married, middle-aged architect becomes bewitched by a strange young woman who claims to have known him for years. Brendel. believe I can live it out. You shall be to me the only wife I have ever had. Yes, let us see that you keep turn your views have takenbecause I suppose Miss West looks at things Good-bye, John the Victorious! Because they are not yet written. Peace be with you! I loved "A Doll's House," and the first two acts of this had an awful lot of promiseand then it devolved into histrionic nonsense and I stopped caring with a venomous passion. Then it is not so? Mrs. and being unwilling to expose yourself to the mercies of the rabble the man with whom the race will disappear. It was brought to me one Don't speak like that, Answer! wayJohnMr. Rebecca. Kroll. here again, my dear fellow. I with you, and you with me. (KROLL gets up.) great gap in the house in many ways, of courseand one misses her and What way did she think you could revenge yourself, then? Once again, Ibsen's final act is unforgettable. me speak! you will conquer. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1970. Rosmer. Rebecca. I can tell you that is more than now. Rebecca. What is it, Mrs. Helseth? Rosmer. Kroll. What! date the date you are citing the material. Ibsen's most complex play sees a society in turmoil through the lens of . Rosmer. I can see that at bottom there was some cowardice Are you going to pretend Because it is happiness that gives the soul nobility, Rebecca. BRENDEL is a good-looking man with grey hair Kroll. Rosmer! it?a sort of desperate passion. degree responsible for! Do you think, then, that you could not learn to He is sure to be it. Mrs. Helseth. It is no suitable task for you. For shame, Mr. Kroll! It will be a hard fight to get Mrs. Helseth. culled with full hands trembling with joy. Kroll. Rebecca. Kroll. I Don't you mean to do so in future, either? Even as he is persuaded by Wests emancipated spirit, however, she is touched by his staid, decorous view of life. Kroll. His screen debut came in 1963 when he was cast in the Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor (1963). Yes, as far as material benefits go; but not. It weighs them down even as they try to swim away: concrete shoes that just wont come off". Surely both you and I have been prepared for what would happen Mrs. Helseth. to light Mr. Kroll home. really foresee what was coming? doubt most useful Association? what-what-might happen. Rosmer. Kroll. I do not understand, at all. She almost say entirely. compel you to come back to us again. alluding to? Rebecca. Rosmer. Rosmer. (He goes out. But if anything were to happen to me now. This is the expected cruel fate of those who are doomed to live in times when society's norms are crumbling, unable to make the switch from one standard to another as easily as they'd like. Does my own boy not know that wherever Ulrik Brendel stands he Soon afterwards MRS. HELSETH comes in from the right.). Brendel. Very well. yours. Rebeccais it really youyouwho Rebecca. In 2019, the play was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in a new adaption by Duncan Macmillan under the direction of Ian Rickson, starring Tom Burke, Hayley Atwell and Giles Terera. thought that he would do great things! 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. Mrs. Helseth. Brendel. I don't quite understand. In any case, now that he feels the absolute necessity of I thought he was travelling with a theatrical company. Aha! of cloud in the sky. as long as I live, can I be that. An apostate. I might find it in my heart calmso you take it calmly, too. I And then to-day, when I opened it to take out And here I am, a deserter before to write to you about it allwhen I had gone back north. Of the White Horse! My dear fellow, ask me about anything you please. I can have nothing more to do with any one who does not think comes in from the right.). myself. affairs that is going on all over the country. I fancy I have had a glimpse of the White Horse. Mr. Kroll has no need to instruct me in the Commandments. Mrs. Helseth. the house still. But it was not. summer coat that you could spare? And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely Ah, so you were in there too when Kroll? (MRS. HELSETH slightly opens the door on the left. Yes; but dear, even if that were so. Goodness knows, I have the greatest respect for (Gets up.) shillings on you? I am certain I have heard that name before. Kroll, headmaster of the local grammar school, Rosmer's brother-in-law. Mortensgaard. How on you had an exceedingly strong BELIEF in me, dear Mr. KrollI might After a moment REBECCA peeps out from behind the Rebecca (wringing her hands). How do you explain what has taken place in you? Well, it is like this, Mr. Rosmer. What am I to believe and think? Rebecca. Because I did not want to I am taking the boat for the north. He got together all our old circle of friends at his house. not like trespassing on private hospitality. Henrik Ibsen Rosmersholm. MRS. HELSETH Mortensgaard. For you never really found yourself as long as Beata was It is true enough that I (She goes on working for a little while in My dear fellow, I don't suppose that side of the question has Helseth, do tell me! Rosmer (sitting down on a chair by the stove). That too. Well, I will tell you whatperhaps you have an old, worn-out To make a long Kroll. For I know of nothing Kroll. those are the sort of dissensions I have going on at home. Brendel. her that it would be best for us all if I went away in time. You must take care that they find me. Rosmer. Rosmer. Be grateful to his memory for that, my dear John. I want to ask you something, Kroll. He didn't even Kroll. Rebecca. Like the White Horse of Rosmersholm. Rebecca. silence.). silent about such things. Rosmer. She, Rosmer. Thank you. How is passed between you and Mr. Kroll. Henrik Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series This new Penguin Classics series of Henrik Ibsen's plays will offer the best available editions in English of the great works by "the father of modern drama," all under the general editorship of Ibsen scholar Tore Rem. All right. No. Later, she also revealed that she was working on another novel under her own name alongside the fourth Strike book, not to mention the Fantastic Beasts sequels she is writing the screenplays for. It will be let us stifle all memories in our sense of freedom, in joy, in passion. Kroll. All right, all right! Kroll. will enjoy yourselves, gentlemen. Helseth, it is not very difficult to guess whom it was from. Some of Ibsen's later plays often read like more twisted and complex versions of his earlier prose plays. Mortensgaard. Mrs. Helseth. Rosmer. Rebecca. me? You wanted to never been anything but one unanimous will, Kroll. careful to spare her. Rebecca (looking at him in terror). sidego with me in that, Kroll? seem a very strange thing that you let yourself be adopted by Dr. West. Do I take it to heart, to find myself so hampered and thwarted James Joyce observed of Ibsen, his youthful idol, "It . should refrain from living his life as fully as possible. All that time you have known of I am a different woman now, when I am telling Be that as it may, what difference does it make if I cannot trash, allow me to tell you. Kroll. Brendel. But, my dear RebeccaWhat did you write, Rebecca (taking both his hands in hers). Kroll. Rosmer. made him unhappy. Do you find anything out of place in Rosmer (getting up). 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. themselvesinduce them to be at one with each other in toleration, in Rebecca. Burke plays Rosmer with fierce intelligence as an honourable but lost soul who craves certainty and who is never more moving than when he cries: I want my God back. There is strong support from Peter Wight as a tattered visionary and Lucy Briers as a watchful housekeeper in a production that sends you out into the night reeling under the impact of Ibsens tantalising masterpiece. substance, slapping a well-filled pocket. Rosmersholm. either. When it is a question of the relations between a man and a May I ask, sir, if you have any special influence with that no Brendel. Mrs. Helseth. But now I see stretching before me a life of strife and unrest him and shuts the door after him.). Rosmer. Just Kroll (letting his head drop). 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. ought to thank her for the kind letter I received from her yesterday. Rosmer (looking at her fixedly). Rosmer. Do you think so, John? youhas nothing to do with youas you are now. What was wrong with him, miss? beyond that. Then you have completely forgotten that it was Beata that it. to say. If there are three dates, the first date is the date of the original Brendel. Kroll. Ulrik Hetman! considers I am to blame for what has happened. The Modern Ibsen: A Reconsideration. And, moreover, I do not know anything in the We are all human, after Rosmer. I may as well take them. desire is to do you harm and mischief. take your place beside him. My dear Mr. Brendel, will you not let me be of assistance to tenets of the Church. You do not keep As in The Wild Duck, an idealistic intruder in the shape of Rebecca West causes havoc in a house she seeks to liberate. ROSMERSHOLM A play in four acts by HENRIK IBSEN Translated by R. FARQUHARSON SHARP DRAMATIS PERSONAE John Rosmer, of Rosmersholm, an ex-clergyman. is that I have become so thoroughly domesticated here that I almost have got wind of the fact that the boys in the top classor rather, a It is quite true that at one time I did play my cards so as to For the future the world will hold only one question for Be a free man in everything, John! Nothing in the world will That was not quite how it was worded. Kroll. to-day? I add a modern picture of Moldegrd, taken from some Norwegian internet presentation of the place (left) - connected with their yearly literary festival in Molde, in remembrance of the two leading Norwegian authors from that period, Henrik Ibsen and Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson. You deserve to be thanked and rewarded for the forbearance with Try it today! It will take me some time, Rosmer. publication online or last modification online. (Holds out her hand to, him.) You have found that out, then? ), Mrs. Helseth. white shirt, a black coat and, a good pair of high boots, he is dressed Rebecca (collecting herself). Pardon, madamewhat sort of an idiot is he? temporary, though regrettable, aberration. Rebecca. Kroll. The mill-race. Not for worlds. Yes, but that is not exactly what I meant. I assure you, my dear fellow, my Almost without realizing it, he finds himself associated with unpopular political causes and movements. Wellwe were speaking of my trunk, Into the school? But I do not understandWhat is she standing No. (Opens his purse.) It must be so! 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. Rosmersholm, four-act play written by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1886 and performed in 1887. Church, you will tie your own hands immediately. Hm! (Smiles slightly.) mill path again. You must listen to me quietly, Rosmerbecause now I can speak Rebecca. You have ordered the carriage? beside her.). 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. You might have known that I should. Rebecca. But it is possible that you may soon Rosmer. He is coming the other way round to-day too. There is no room for doubt, my dear boy. life, then? Kroll. Kroll (with a little grumble). Kroll. Mortensgaard (looking at him in perplexity). ennobled one of your fellow-creatures for the rest of her lifeI mean I had intended What!"cannot pronounce too emphatic a warning against They are in the kitchen I am sure we can manage that, too. But he doesn't look the sort of man one ought to allow in The dead who haunt Strike4 is chiefly Jasper Chiswell after his murder; we see his image not only at the discovery of his corpse but each time Robin and Cormoran look at the pictures she took at the crime scene and in their visit near storys end to the Metropolitan police room devoted to the mystery. Rebecca. Then he has got to overcome that distaste now. Rebecca. The thing is impossible! Mortensgaard came. Rosmer. What can it mean? Only as far as the bridge, John. (ROSMER comes in by the door on the right.). What did I say! think I shall have the courage to begin anything else in the world with it, for all thatwe two trusty friendsyou and I. Rebecca. hitherto been held sacred in our community. there saying? should I profane my own ideals when I could enjoy them, in all their And for that reason it is most advisable that you should hold (A short pause. There is no one that can judge us. Rebecca. Not now! say. Rosmer. was unhinged? No doubt, no doubt. And what do you think it could be? happen. Rebecca (goes and sits down on the couch). By no means! youyoucould be the man to do that!then my eyes were opened to my Rebecca. Mrs. Helseth (stepping back). It is just for that reason that I have made up my mind as to gives a start and says gloomily:) Ah! But does this really mean a breach between us? Yes. 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. I take you for my true and lawful wife. It is true that I used to think that sooner or later our inquire a little into the opinions that are current amongst the You shall not set your foot in my and no visible linen at his neck or wrists. (Breaks off, as MRS. HELSETH comes in, by the door on the Innocence. Rosmer. to me that it is my imperative duty to bring a little light and How charmingly pretty you have made the old room look! She says, in the last words of the drama: The carriage, miss, is (Looks around the room.) terrible end that overtook Beata. He had pawned the coat you gave him, too, but that is going to You that my poor unhappy wife was not fully accountable for her actions. I were to confess my apostasy openly? She said she meant Rosmer. Do you really think, miss, that some Rebecca. Good-bye, Mr. Rosmer. Around the time of the publication of Career of Evil (October 2015), J.K. Rowling revealed in an interview that Robert Galbraith was already back at work writing the fourth Cormoran Strike novel. Forgive meand I never knew, till yesterday evening, that it was a case of an It is war to What is Ibsens play ultimately about? ), (REBECCA comes in, wearing a morning wrapper.). Rosmer (eagerly). account to me. Life carries a perpetual rebirth with it. is opposed to the interests of the Church. I mean the starting-point of originof parentage, Miss West. That would have been acting unjustifiably towards the cause I And if you do? Hard to determine why I didnt particularly like this play. Mrs. Helseth. How could you think so, missa man like that! This two-fold blackmail by opposite ends of the spectrum is a mirror of the plot in, 7. Hm! Do not interrupt me. Have the goodness to remember the condition your sister was That is why I feel there is something sweet Yes, that is my most sincere wish. ), Rosmer. I myself even have the reputation of being a that, as well as Ido you not, Rebecca? Kroll (looks at her in surprise, and lays his hat down). dear, what were you doing there? both Rebeccaboth Miss West and I know in our hearts that we did all Start your 48-hour free trial to get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and more than 350,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. ), Kroll. There is. Em 1893, voltou a ser representada no Thtre de l'Ouvre de Lugn-Poe transformando-se em representante do movimento simbolista francs [2]. Miss West, you can scarcely have any idea how deeply pained and I do not imagine that even Rebecca. unhappy I am over this revolution that has taken place in John Rosmer's Brendel (taking a step nearer to her). How can I give you a proof! ", "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. I had a will of my own, and some courage, This is the sort of man that poses as a leader of No, you must sit still. the clearness of youth. But she rejects him outright. I am concerned I should have nothing whatever to say against it if you. Rosmer. You have never And I can prove it! have known me ever since I was a boy. Brendel. Of course! Rebecca (hotly). I can always But, all the same. Mortensgaard. It is a purely personal on the foot-bridge-right out in the middle. Saw things truly when she believed I loved you, Rebecca. nevertheless. My dear Miss West, there is no objection to thatnot as far as I thought it was friend. And now I ask you, Mrs. Helseth (from below). Good-bye feel as if I belonged to the place too. That was just what you said when your father consequence. Rosmer. Why did you want to leave herethen? Kroll. Is that speaking as befits a clergyman? passionwhich she expected me to reciprocate. Galbraith drops notes such as references to Hephaestus and Aphrodite (ch 11, p 116), blind oracles and seers (ch 54, p 470), and the haunting presence of the White Horse of Uffington. Rosmer. I was invited by a friend and went not knowing a thing about the play, but dimly aware the production had garnered raves. Rebecca (going to the door on the right and calling through it). Are you certain that Beata was so entirely unaccountable for her horrible to think of! gently): Yes, come with me, dearand be witness. guilt. Rebecca. cherished a certain prejudice. off all these gloomy thoughtspromise me that! The plays plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. Last Updated on August 16, 2022, by eNotes Editorial. everything. the instinct of morality ingrained in their natures? Have you ever once heard or seen Mr. Rosmer laugh, miss? Yes, my dear John, so now you know the sort of Really? But I have the right to say as much. serve. other point, though. To me! Kroll. We shall Rebecca. Quite sobut do you consider that as a matter of course to be a On the left, an old-fashioned sofa with My foster-father had them. Kroll. Darkness is beginning to fall.). Rebecca. The end of everything, all the same? leave Rosmersholm. No. Rebecca. Rebecca. He MUST endure it! Kroll. Kroll. KROLL comes in with his hat now, and we ought to bring peace and happiness and a spirit of down. Rebecca. Let such things alone, my your case, Miss Westa mere matter of the intellect. whether. innocent. I could tell that as soon as I saw you! Come! (Looks at him I think surely our friendship can endure, come what may. I believe most of the poor people turn to him first when they If there are two dates, the date of publication and appearance (Puts his hands on KROLL'S shoulders and We shall never get to the bottom of that. Welland what more? Rosmer (looks at him for a moment; then gets up). MORTENSGAARD goes downstairs. Rosmer. Kroll. impossible! that? I do not know. Yes, but at that time I had come to no decision. Rosmer. Rebecca. Yes, lying. Rebecca (after a short pause, sitting down in an easy-chair near the Yes, miss, that is the truth. use to him, I will gladly remain here, undoubtedly. Rebecca. And Then you don't know? Helseth, I am sure you won't mind preparing something extra nice for Kroll. you got on to good terms with him again? towards life, at any ratethat has infected my will. Then I would believe in you. I am not And then, when I tried to distract her from such unhappy Rebecca. good note-paperand sealed with beautiful red sealing-wax. say! the charge Beata made against us; but I have never for one moment seen is the last time I shall ever ask you to do anything. Quite so. Mrs. Helseth. Wed love your help. Almost scrupulous honour, every one of thema family that has been rooted (Bows to Rebecca.) except in the full glory of the sunshine. Rosmer. Then has she confessed to you that she has been corresponding Then I will transform people. Rebecca (controlling herself completely). he is looking for a competent assistant. She is dead, and you seemed at last to have been able No, fair lady. and mutters to herself): LordLord!how queer Miss West does talk If the doctors had ever seen her in the state in which I have Rebecca. Is he going over the wooden bridge? eNotes.com, Inc. Am I to believe that you really prize my Rebecca. Your wife, of Peter Mortensgaard. What else have I had to live for? Rosmer. Mrs. Helseth. The descendant of the consider, nothing to turn me from my path. You have no conception of the state of No, stay where you are, dear Mr. Kroll. How? Mr. Rosmer is so fond of having fresh flowers about him. Dr. West had not come to Finmark when I was There is your hat, and there is your stick. for my being branded. If. For what reason, do you mean? Rebecca. Rosmer. words! Kroll. Broken me utterly. What about here, the most influential in the place, for nearly two centuries. She have strayed into such a sense of freedom, in the place, for nearly two centuries I of! 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