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

humanity weak or foolish. And human
ity, whenever X comes IN contact win
this arch-hypocrite. IL imposshly weak
Warwick married Richard after his party
had killed her father and her husband
the Lancastrian crown prince, but not
after such an impossible wooing. II was
a matter ~ political arrangement Y Is
true that the young Elizabeth of York
was sent 10 Richards court. and that he
intended to marry her as soon as Anne
should die. He promised the ambitious
young CHARACTERISTIC longed for crown
that Anne could not live beyonds Feb
runry. 1is5 She did die at the, age of
n, and there were suspieions Elizabeth,
ried Henry VII. Richard had Intended
her at FIRST for his son. who died: he was
only prevented from marrying her by
the protests OF his counseiors, The woo-
ing OF Lady Anne and the Yielding OF
Queen Elizabeth. under the circumstances
&c the play, which confirm Richards be-
lief in the weakness Of women, are In
ventions.
Richard was not looked on as entirely
responsible for the excuses Of the York.
lists. There Is even doubt as to his
part IN the murder Of the two young
princes
For us the legitimate interest in "Rich-
ard III" lies In Its psychological and lit
erary rather than Its historical aspect.
We must admit that the character OF
Richard does not develop, that he shows
of self-pity:
There 10 no creature loves me-
And II die no soul win pity me"
We know, too, that he does not deceive
himself he In honest In hts own thoughts.
while g this world he Is z oonsumma.e
about hmg He Is deformed, his obser-
sIingard. volume s.
Sstion has convinced him that he cam
tsx N~ a hts HR4lf fsfx
fine mind 10 the accomplishment Of the
most atrocious wickcdnesss he In even
mean Why do we tolerate him. then
THE woaing 81 Lady Anne by Richard,
Prof rurnivaii says. ia hts remarkable
preface 10 the Leopold Shakespeare "
has stirred me 20 reading u aloud al
most as much az anything IN Shake
ereare," The truth Is, Richard IL not q
monster: he Is as human as Millions Sa-
tan. but never humane
The women IN the piAy-~Queen Marga-
ret. Lady Anne. Elisabeth. the Duchess
II York--are tertnaEsnts Least os all
have shay any tosich Of that tender. pa.
theftc retlcenee that accompanies all 81
Shakespeare beet women. Anne rants
cradle Margaret her mother-in-law. She
exciaimss
20 God. whom this blood mad'st. revenge
his death
ON earth which this blood drink.s,. re-.
vnnxs his death
murderer dead
or earth gape open wide and eat hin
quick.
As thou ecst swallow up this good king
Need.
which his hsli- govcrn'a arm hath butch
cred, /"
Ard later she cries out.
20 wonderful when devils tell the truth,
Gloncester's retert is:
More wonderful when angels are 80 an
gry."
| And when she rccounts his murderer
/ deeds. he answers;
''your beauty was the cause o. that 81
| feet.
vour beauty which did hanns me in m,
/ sleep
| 10 undertake the death 81 all tie world.
! He utterly despises Lady Anne atta
I she has yielded 20 hts persnasions.
was ever woman IN this haInour WOO q
1 was ever woman IN this humour wong
/ I'll have her, but I viii net Keep ne
/ long,
her father
To take her In her hearts extremes
hate