New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

AlN. Rivalry OF knsmen. The kinsman pre-
ferred. the kinsman rejected, the object. This
situation is as simple as the last. Some of the
examples are Maupassants pierre ct JEAN"
Schiller's Don Carlos" THE Two Noble Klns-
men, and 1.-TWO Gentlemen OF Verona" In the
last case the rivals are friends, instead of klns-
men.
Nv. murderous adulterer. The husband
adulterer, the adulterer an accomplish the hus-
band betrayed NJ. Polti makes little Of this
Some OF the examples are the "Agamemnon,"
OF Acschylus, the beginning of "Therese Raqun"
and Samson and Delilah," of Saint Saens.]
XVI. Madness The mailman, the victim
A J. Through madness to kill ones kinsmen
= To kill ones lover. or to be on the point of
killing ones lover. 3. To kill a person who is
not hated or to destroy a work. Ibsen's "Hedda
Gabler" c. Through madness to destroy those
whom one loves
XVII. Fatal imprudence. The imprudent per-
son, the victim or the object lost. a l. Through
imprudence to cause ones own misfortune. 2.
To cause ones own dishonor. Historical ex
ample. Ferdinand de Lesseps. b l. Through
curiosity to cause ones own misfortune. His
torical examples. the deaths Of many men OF
-
session of beloved person. Psyche I"LOhen-
grin" is not mentioned, but would be in point
G l. Through curiosity to cause the death or the
evils OF men. Pandora and Eve. . Through
imprudence to cause the death of knsman.
Ordinary example misdirected for a sick
person. 3. Through imprudence to cause the
death Of a lover 4. Through credulity to cause
the death Of a kinsman.
XVIII. Involuntary crime Of love. The lover.
the loved the revealer. There are eight sub
divisions The "O1dipus' of Sophocles is a suf-
ficient example.
XIX. To kill kinsman who is unknown. The
murderer the unrecognized victim. This stu
alton is easily enough understood to make the
enumeration Of the sixteen subdivisions quite
unnecessary. Examples, THE FOOLS Revenge
and "Lucretia Borgia.'l
Xxx. To sacrifice to the ideal. The hero, the
ideal that for which the sacrifice is made.
that which is sacrificed. A /. To sacrifice ones
life for ones promise. Victor Hugo's Hermann.
2 To sacrifice ones life for the success Of ones
kin 3 To sacrifice ones life to family piety.
The "Antigone" of Sophocles. T. To sacrifice
ones life to ones faith. /. To sacrifice love
with life for faith. Q To sacrifice love, with
life, for a cause. 3. To sacrifice love to the in
terest Of the state. c. To sacrifice idea-honor
to ideal-faith Massnger's The Virgin
Martyr"
XXI To sacrifice for knsmen. The hero, the
kinsman that for which the sacrifice is made
OF that which is sacrificed l. To sacrifice
ones life for that Of knsman or one beloved.
. To sacrifice life for the happiness of a kins-
man or Of one beloved. I'M. Polti gives Dick
ens's Great Expectations" as an example, but
does not mention "A Tale Of Two Cities" one of
the best examples of this in the world. J.
To sacrifice ones ambition for the happiness OF
a knsman > For the life of a kinsman To
sacrifice love for the life of a knsman. ID !. To
sacrifice honor and life for the life of a kinsman
OF one beloved. >. To sacrifice chastity for the
life of d kinsman, or Of one beloved. Measure
for Measure"
xxi. To sacrifice all to passion. The enam'
CURED, the object of the fatal passion, the thing
sacrificed Al passion destroying the vow of
religious chastity. . Destroying the vow OF
purity. .Tannhauser" 3. Running the future.
Massenets "Manon," Daudet's "Sapho." a.
Running power Shakespeare's Antony ana
Cleopatra" Sardou's cleopatra" D. Running
health intelligence and life. Daudet and Bzet $
'L'Arlesiennc" q. Running fortune, honor ana
existence. b. Temptations abolishing the senti-
ments of duty, pity, etc. c. Vice destroying lfe'
honor fortune.
XIII To be obliged to sacrifice ones klns-
men, The hero, the kinsman designated, the ne
cessity for the sacrifice. This again is situa-
ton so simple as not to need analysis. Subdl-
visions are given, according to varying degrees OF
kinship and occasions for the sacrifice The
stories Of Abraham and Isaac lphigena ana
Lucretia Borgia are sufficient examples