The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05

he ffHds that he can be lover, out
shall be broken like the others who have
served him. he has that gift OF prophecy
that comes OF perfect seif-eentroi. ne
ana h the 4 ena f hs sas a &c Z o
the vulnerabfiity of those who stand IN
his way, He bears curses with the air
OF man who believes himself superior
to every decree of heaven. He listens 70
the thunders OF Margaret with hair
smile and turns them upon her with a
bubble; in act |, scene 3, she cries;
Thou elfsh-marked. abortive. roofing
hog.
Thou vast sealed in thy nativity
The slave Of nature and the son of hell!
Thou rag Of honor, thou detested---''
Here the duke calmly says:
Margaret"
The curse is turned upon herself. The
murder Of Clarence with the assassin
climax. Look behind YOU. my lord'
is one OF the really dramatic passages OF
the play. The Introduction Of the two
children of the murdered Clarence. CIV
ing additional confederation of Richards
ness of the children. II - true to the
spirit of the time when revenge seemed
to be looked On as a duty of the individ-
uai, since each man was for himself and
ORGANIZED society was beginning to
Anne. walked by his "timorous dreams
for Richard only fears when he Is asleep
or half asleep. knows now that he hates
her for her father Warwick
But. as Richards WIFE, she must be
crowned though she knows that her hus-
band means death TO her: In act :, scene
the mother nf Richard hereft by him OF
two sons. and the utterly wretchcd
queens drawn together only by their
sit down Together we have a dramatic
elimination entirely worthy OF snakes
peare. Margaret Is lmplacasle. ana our
sympathies are with the Duchess of York
when she asks, somewhat weary of Mar
garetfs constant curses:
why should calamity be fun Of words?"
To which Queen Elizabeth replies.
Windy attorneys to their silent woes.
Airy successors Of interstate joys,
Poor breathing orators OF miserIes'
Let them have scope; though what they
do impart
Help, not At all. yet do they ease the
heart"
Even after this dehauch of curses.
Elizabeth In a tremendous duel Of words
most mueicallv set in Shakespeare ca
dences--vieIds up her daughter and Rich
ard synically thinks.
"Relenting fool and shallow changing
womanr
Richards worst enemy lies in his own
mind. He has. killed all .scruples; by
night. sleep unnerves him. His conscience
breaks from his CONTROL ne Is half
asleep when. after his Fearful dream, he
calls out:
Have mercy, Jesui 80
I shall despairi"
he adds as the ghost-dream passes.
There Is no creature loves ME:
And IL die, no soul shall pity me.
Nay, wherefore should they, since that I
myself
Find in myself no pity for myself"
The night wanes; he Is himself again;
the shadows brighten him; ten thousand
soldiers cannot! He viii guard against
real dangers:
Come with me;
Under our tents I'll play the eavesdrop-
per.
To see IL any mean to shrink from me-"
1t was the way of the tme-men
thought II no dishonor to- desert a leader
at any moment He liz ciear-headed to the
end. To his intimates he says. dropping
all hypocrisy:
Conscience is word that towards use,
Devised at FIRST to keep the strong in
awe.
Our strong arms be our conscience, swords
our law"
| Bombastic over-rhetorieal undramatic.
| "Richard III" certainly Is And yet 1t Is
| a truly great and artistic Interpretation
| Of q powerful human mind which DELHI
| erately chooses evil. not as its good, but
| az the means OF attaining what Il deems
| to be its highest good