The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-11-11
A Few Minutes With Shakespeare.
HAMLET .

There are books and book 9 but this side
II Asia in the east there has never been
written that can compare in
merit with the dramas OF William
Shakespeare. The DEMOCRAT man though
not student OF the bard, has been q
friend of the bard, sufficiently to have
read his principal works several times,
AID to have gotten some idea OF the
beauty ana mastery thought displayed
by him. There have been many COM
written which have been sup
posed to reveal the mysteries OF his
dramas, but after all 1t ia more sa,isiac-
tory to do ones own Investigating even
II your lamp goes out occasionally.
Some occasional Shakespearean
thoughts from the DEMoCRAT may not
be uninierestine these short days aud
long nights 1t will iniure no one to
have little slung at him in as up-to-
date way as possible.
The greatest of the Shakespearean
plays from general STANDPOINT 10 Ham.
let. The dramas are divided into come
dies, Tragedies and histories. This has
some Of all. LiEe all of his writings IL is
a marvel in the use of English, and the
| novice almost s,aggers before the fluent
command of werds displayed IN every
sentence, at the portrayal of life as It
existed In the era and At it's cloesness OF
human sentiment.
To Hamlet in outline there ID not very
mnch The senior Hamle' was murder
ed b, HE bi other Claudius, who poured
some poison in bis ear while he slept.
Then Claudius married the brutal vile
oi the murdered man. who had been q
oi the iather very ooligingly came to tie
son, the Prince OF Denmark, the nero ct
the play, and the ssrangest character in
all Shakespeare aud revealed to him how
the deed VAS done. Hamlet vas mad :.
That is the proper word for il. as mad as
March bare, and he Immediately began
plans for reEenging the death of his
father. Whether he wac really mad CT
, feigned madness doesn't make q whit oI
. difference TO the DgNcCRAr He finally
succeeded and both the KING ard the
queen paid the penalty with death. Be.
sides Polonius, childish from age. and
! one Of Shaksspeare's most interesting
: characters, was mistaken fof the kins
ami killed 0phelis, his daughter. Siii
1 l.
pos mentis. transforming her character
and Hamlet himself run up against ia,
ssor,i OF Laertes. the soo OF Polonius aut
brother Of 0phelia. Certainty there va
tragedy enough To- "a modern Span
! lard.
E In the courte Of this tragic narration
: art::siTeu some OF tbs finest expression
& of the great deer stealer and author. W
u give few of the gems for texts, xhicl
o the DEMocRAT man market several ear
It ago in reading:
el "uh that this too sulid fesh woul
melt, iEAw and r-.o.ve itselI into dew.
II would hardly do 20 express one
!. self that way nowadays wilh cur yeilo'
il journalism towering over Us.
70 "Frailiy ,thynAme IL woman"
Ie That WAs before lh
/. new GomAn had arrived on The scs0
;. Of action and had Mr.. Shakespeare 1--we
,~ noW he wonld hardy have dared max
10 that statement. but 1t ven, then.
2 'WhatsOever else shall happen 10
y night gave II an understanding buG q
tongue"
Sound advice Tor msny t.iugs tbs
= happen today that are hsrAlGed throug
!. the streets by modern sossips.
The appAIel of pEoclAims the man.
- Il does that sometimes noz zAdsys, bu
the men running Tor Governor 81 Cali
a tornia are said 10 be very poor dresssrs
"fo thine own seit be true. and
:" must follow as the night the day tho
~ eansi not then be false TO Any ran."
st Worthy OF bsing shouted into the eAr
oi every yonng nan aud womAu thr,
times a day.
We The play is the thing where vi
ys catch the concience Of the king "
as Many ct our modern plays sre q,
10 built for catching coneIsEcss, but mer
ID ly for amusement.
D. "Our thoughts are cure, their enc
D. none OF their own"
ss Some people though would have I
%. think by rule, considerable of an impo,
~ sihiliiy
- my words ay up. my thoughts n
"A main below, wSTds without though
y never 10 heaven go
How suggestive Ibis is o. many OF Ii
y modern prayers made for edifeatiou an
TO please the hearers.
"a man may fish xish the worm Ihi
70 hath eAi OF king. and eat sf the fis
l. that bath fed OF the worm"
y Il is cot a very good idea IN life
re split hairs over ancestral matters whtti
is er Of persons or Of the ,hings that DEL
81 cons eat.
d. "rheTe is divinity that shapes ou
Of ends ronRh hew them bow they WILL"
,e But II Is very good idea juss n
same to get in and rustic or the cuy
board will get As empty as the one thl
laced MotSsr Hubbard.