Part 58 (2/2)

In the left-hand column the complete sympathy of Heywood with his characters makes them speak simply, out of the fullness of their emotion. In the right-hand column, Heywood's collaborator, Rowley, lacking complete understanding of his characters, is thinking more of phrase for its own sake.

ACT I. SCENE 4. _The street_ ACT II. SCENE 1. _Hounslow_

_Enter Rainsford and Young _Enter Rainsford and Young Forrest, meeting_ Forrest_

_Young Forrest._ Pray let _Rainsford._ Your resolution me speak with you. holds then?

_Rainsford._ With me, sir? _Young Forrest._ Men that are easily mov'd are soon _Young For._ With you. remov'd.

_Rains._ Say on.

_Young For._ Do you not know me? From resolution; but when, with advice _Rains._ Keep off, upon the And with foresight we purpose, peril of thy life. our intents Come not within my sword's Are not without considerate length, lest this arm reasons alter'd.

Prove fatal to thee and bereave thy life, _Rains._ Thou art resolv'd, and As it hath done thy brother's. I prepar'd for thee.

Yet thus much know, thy state _Young For._ Why now thou is desperate, know'st me truly, by that And thou art now in danger's token, throat already That thou hast slain my brother. Ev'n half devoured. If I subdue Put up, put up! thee, know So great a quarrel as a brother's Thou art a dead man; for this life fatal steel, Must not be made a street-brawl; That search'd thy brother's 'tis not fit entrails is prepar'd That every prentice should, with To do as much to thee. If thou his shop club, survivest, Betwixt us play the sticklers. And I be slain, th'art dead too, Sheathe thy sword. my alliance And greatness in the world will _Rains._ Swear thou wilt act not endure no sudden violence, My slaughter unavenged. Come, Or this sharp sword shall still I am for thee.

be interposed 'Twixt me and thy own hatred. _Young For._ I would my brother liv'd, that this our _Young For._ Sheathe thy diff'rence sword. Might end in an embrace of By my religion and that interest folded love; I have in gentry I will not be But 'twas Heaven's will that guilty for some guilt of his Of any base revenge. He should be scourged by thee; and for the guilt _Rains._ Say on. In scourging him, thou by my vengeance punish'd.

_Young For._ Let's walk. Come; I am both ways arm'd, Trust me. Let not thy guilty against thy steel soul If I be pierc'd by it, or 'gainst Be jealous of my fury. This thy greatness my hand If mine pierce thee.

Is curbed and govern'd by an honest heart, _Rains._ Have at thee.

Not by just anger. I'll not touch (_They fight and pause_.) thee foully For all the world. Let's walk. _Young For._ I will not bid thee hold; but if thy breath _Rains._ Proceed. Be as much short as mine, look to thy weakness.

_Young For._ Sir, you did kill my brother. Had it been _Rains._ The breath thou draw'st In fair and even encounter, but weakly, tho' a child, Thou now shalt draw no more.

His death I had not question'd. (_They fight. Forrest loseth his weapon_.) _Rains._ Is this all?

_Young For._ He's gone. The _Young For._ That Heaven knows.

law is past. Your life is He guard my body that my clear'd; spirit owes!

For none of all our kindred laid (_Guards himself, and puts against by with his hat--slips--by You evidence to hang you. the other, running, falls You're a gentleman; over him, and Forrest kills And pity 'twere a man of your him_.) descent Should die a felon's death. _Good._ My cousin's fall'n-- See, sir, thus far pursue the murderer.

We have demeaned fairly, like ourselves. _Foster._ But not too near.

But, think you, though we wink I pray; you see he's armed, at base revenge, And in this deep amazement A brother's death can be so soon may commit forgot? Some desperate outrage.

Our gentry baffled, and our name disgraced?

No: 'tmust not be; I am a _Young For._ Had I but known gentleman the terror of this deed, Well known; and my demeanor I would have left it done hihterto imperfectly, Hath promis'd somewhat. Rather than in this guilt of Should I swallow this, conscience The scandal would outlive me. Labour'd so far. But I forget Briefly then, my safety.

I'll fight with you. The gentleman is dead. My desperate life _Rains._ I am loath. Will be o'erswayed by his allies and friends, _Young For._ Answer directly, And I have now no safety but Whether you dare to meet me my flight.

on even terms; And see where my pursuers Or mark how I'll proceed. come. Away!

Certain destruction hovers o'er _Rains._ Say, I deny it. my stay. (_Exit_.)

_Young For._ Then I say thou'rt (_Fortune by Land and Sea_, a villain, and I challenge thee, Act II, Scene 1.)[1]

Where'er I meet thee next, in field or town, The father's manors, or thy tenants' grange, Saving the church, there is no privilege In all this land for thy despised life.

(_Fortune by Land and Sea_, Act I, Scene 4.)[19]

Two sets of extracts from the first and final versions of Ibsen's _A Doll's House_ show the way in which perfected understanding of a character reveals the apt phrase.

(_Nora stands motionless. He (_Nora stands motionless.

goes to the door and opens Helmer goes to the door it._) and opens it_.)

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