Rosmer Monologue from Rosmersholm

From Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen

male · anguished · 58 sec

And it was this life of intimacy, with one another and for one another, that we took to be friendship. No, dear--the tie between us has been a spiritual marriage--perhaps from the very first day. That is why I am guilty. I had no right to it--no right to it for Beata's sake. (Rebecca: No right to a happy life? Do you believe that, John?) She looked at the relations between us through the eyes of HER love--judged them after the nature of HER love. And it was only natural. She could not have judged them otherwise than she did. (Rebecca: But how can you so accuse yourself for Beata's delusions?) It was for love of me--in her own way that--she threw herself into the mill-race. That fact is certain, Rebecca. I can never get beyond that.

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