The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-19

Lore and murder furnish the vivid. fast
colors Of the worlds romantic poetry and
fiction. Love made vindlctivensss By dis
appointment or Jealous hats for n sue
eessfui rival sometimes slays the faithlsss
woman or the successful lover.
Murder most foul has been done by am
bilious princes or sordid, teroclons clowns
Run over the list of ShaKspeare's plays
and ws find King John plotting the muir
der Of his nephew: Richard the Third
numbering his kindred right aud left to
reach the throne; we hnA Macbeth
violating the laws Of hospitality and MUIR
dering bis gentle sovereign Ia his steep;
VIC hnd Cardinal Beaufort procuring the
murder of the Duke of Gloucester: We
find an unnatural murderer in Hamiet's
uncle; We find brace of hcentious. MUIR
deFous furies in Lsar's daughters. Goneril
and Regain. who both madly love another
murderer in Edmund. These stand for
the pltiless muFdsFsrs of high ambition.
who would cut q throat without remorse
to capture or keep throne, but
Shakespeare paints the portraits. too. of
shs sordid. ferocious assassin who for gold
alone will DO murder without remorse Or
hesitation. OF this class is Tyrrel who
accepts the commission from Richard the
Third TO murder his little nephews in the
Tower. lie is described as ''discontented
gentleman. whose humble means match
not his naughty spirit. Gold were as good
as twenty orators and will no doubt
tempt him to anything" And yet Tyrrel
will not do the deed with his own hand,
but hires two iow-born ruffians to do IL
In the same play two professional MUIR
derers kill the Duke Of Clarence. shaks-
peare makes one OF the ruffisns repent in
the presence of Claren &c, who 10 slain by
the impenitsnt assassin. and Shakespeare
makes both the mnrdsrers Of the little
princes in the Tower repent their crims.
Tyrrel says;
Dighton and Forrest whom did suborn
To do this ruthless piece OF hutehsry.
Although they we're assh d villains, bloody dogs,
MsIgins with tenderness aud kind compassion
Mept ike two children In THAR deaths sad
stories.
Thus both are gone with ooascisncs sad re-
morse;
Thsy could no; speak; and 90 left them both.
And Shakespeare makes even Hamlet's
uncle. drunken. lieentions villain that he
is. speak words OF eloquent remorss and
repentance. Macbeth is 30 perturbed by
his crime that he 10 ct times insane. while
Lady Macbeth breaks down in mind and
body under the nervous strain. and dies.
but Shakespeare does not make Richard the
Third or Isgo repent. they both have the
weitish temper. whose possessor fights
bitterly 20 the last. aud dies mute amid
the mangled hounds.
Shakespeare runs the whole circle OF
homicide la hts murderers, from Bruius.
the assassin OF Cesar. down 10 the hire.
ling bloody dogs who for handful of sill
yer would kill king On his th rome, a
prince in his cradle or a peasant in his
cot In this shskspesrean gallery Of as
sassIns hang mnraerers who were kings
elinging 30 thrones. or princes cap
turing crown by deeds Of blood !;
In this gallery are found the murderer Of
rank. birth, education and intellect and
the low-browsd rallian Who sold his dag
ger to the highest bidder. The moral TO
shakspeare's picture gallery 81 murderers
4 that the impalse to selh.hly rob q fell
low creature Of his life Is not peculiar 10
any rank. ser or condition Of life. when
the Duke Of Clarence pleads egoqusntly
for his life his muFdsrers tieroely Interrupt
him:
srvess swrfs~sr-Thea aitst rscsgvs TIE holy
sseFAesaL
To axatla quarrel Of me house 81 Lancaster
Fasi hsttirFsr--Aad. lac . trailer 70 The
nsne ~ God.
piaas eFask that vew: sad with tAy trs.eh.r~
eas blade
unrsr'slss sae hsw.l. 81 tay .owersixns soa.
Sseesd kuFssfyes = bona tAou vert sueFn TO
cherish ana asfand
Ftfst ks~sler1-Aew o.ss, tAsa 1rss sea's
dreadful az - "a,
Wee shOa Asss .sSss !. IN 50 dear ssxrss'
y#a karsv~--wAe made tsss. sAsa. I.
wAsn KsllaasspFiaxtaw esas. Fisnssgenss.
that pEtns0iy nevtcas wSs struck 8eaz ~ shess
csare=cs-Ay esotssx's love. the asvtl. sa1 ny
rage
otAello. toe, 10 murderer. and yet there
L. . vass distanes heswesa Richard and
othslio. oshsile eoald nos hav. been
ssmpsed 90 aa act Of private murder or
pubic treason to pash bis fortunes Ia the
state. hns hs deliberately murdered bis
wife shFoagh isaloasy. Fsasetins A. be did
20 that VIXEN he aA4 pat cut The aght Of
her life be coaid nos thai Iight rslams.
There vas . semeersmental disssreaes
between Macbeth and the Har4srsrs he
hired 70 klll bansaa ard Lady Maedua
snd her ehild. Macbeth. hitherto brave
snd honoFahie soldser. eoaii nos have
been tempted 10 caa the saroAs Of any maz
Ia cs4eF 90 81 sls parsss money hssss be
woald have seemed. bal IN order &c meant
q shsoas he eoa.a BE a. erasl hearted sna
hleosy handed 50 the TaiEans As hired
wlsh geld 20 40 Esur3sr.
TIE dinerenes n tae natural temper.
arnent and acquired training u msn 10 Of
coGrss very srs&. bat shaksp~srs's o.
Woes rnorsl 10 tAas from the tep - tAs bot
sana q soxaesy sc shall and the alsrsssflea
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