apyissaidohewellorilcedinproporionohescenicalillusionproducedwhehersuchillusioncaninanycasebeperfec,isnohequesionhenearesapproachoi,weareold,is,whenheacorappearswhollyunconsciousofhepresenceofspecaorsinragedy——inallwhichisoaffechefeelings——hisundividedaenionohissagebusiness,seemsindispensableyeiis,infac,dispensedwiheverydaybyourcleveresragedians;andwhilehesereferencesoanaudience,inheshapeofranorsenimen,arenooofrequenorpalpable,asufficienquaniyofillusionforhepurposesofdramaicineresmaybesaidobeproducedinspieofhembu,ragedyapar,imaybeinquiredwheher,inceraincharacersinedy,especiallyhosewhicharealileexravagan,orwhichinvolvesomenoionrepugnanohemoralsense,iisnoaproofofhehighesskillinheedianwhen,wihouabsoluelyappealingoanaudience,hekeepsupaaciundersandingwihhem;andmakeshem,unconsciouslyohemselves,aparyinhesceheumosniceyisrequiredinhemodeofdoinghis;buwespeakonlyofhegreaarissinheprofession

hemosmorifyinginfirmiyinhuma

aure,ofeelinourselves,oroconempeinanoher,is,perhaps,cowardiceoseeacowarddoohelifeuponasagewouldproduceanyhingbumirhyewemosofusrememberjackba

iserscowardscouldanyhinghemoreagreeable,morepleasan?welovedherogueshowwashiseffecedbubyheexquisiearofheacorinaperpeualsubinsinuaionous,hespecaors,eveninheexremiyofheshakingfi,hahewasnohalfsuchacowardasweookhimfor?wesawallhemonsympomsofhemadyuponhim;hequiveringlip,hecoweringknees,heeehchaering;andcouldhavesworn”hamanwasfrighened”buweforgoallhewhile——orkepialmosasecreoourselves——haheneveronceloshisselfpossession;haheleoubyahousanddrolllooksandgesures——meanaus,andnoaallsupposedobevisibleohisfellowsinhescene,hahisconfidenceinhisownresourceshadneveroncedeseredhimwashisagenuinepicureofacoward?ornoraheralikeness,whichhecleverarisconrivedopalmuponusinseadofanoriginal;whilewesecrelyco

ivedahedelusionforhepurposeofgreaerpleasure,hanamoregenuinecounerfeiingofheimbeciliy,helplessness,anduerselfdeserion,whichweknowoheconiansofcowardiceinreallife,couldhavegivenus?

whyaremiserssohaefulinheworld,andsoendurableonhesage,bubecauseheskilfucor,byasorofsubreference,raherhandirecappealous,disarmshecharacerofagreadealofisodiousness,byseemingoengageourpassionforheinsecureenurebywhichheholdshismoneybagsandparchmens?byhissublevenhalfofhehaefulnessofhecharacer——heselfclosenesswihwhichinreallifeicoilsiselfupfromhesympahiesofmen——evaporaeshemiserbeessympaheic;ieisnogenuinemiserhereagainadiveringlikenessissubsiuedforaverydisagreeablerealiy

spleen,irriabiliy——hepiiableinfirmiiesofoldmen,whichproduceonlypainobeholdinherealiies,counerfeieduponasage,divernoalogeherforheicappendagesohem,buinparfromani

erconvicionhaheyarebeingacedbeforeus;haalikenessonlyisgoingon,andnohehingiselfheypleasebybeingdoneunderhelife,orbesidei;noohelifewhengayacsanoldman,isheangryindeed?,oronlyapleasancounerfei,jusenoughofalikenessorecognise,wihoupressinguponusheuneasysenseofrealiy?

comedians,paradoxicasimayseem,maybeoonauraliwashecasewihaeacornohingcouldbemoreearnesorruehanhema

erofmremery;hisoldexcellenlyinhisyke,andcharacersofaragiccasbuwhenhecarriedhesamerigidexclusivenessofaenionohesagebusiness,andwilfulblindnessandoblivionofeveryhingbeforehecuraininohisedy,iproducedaharshanddissonaneffechewasouofkeepingwihheresofhepersonaedramaisherewasaslilelinkbeweenhimandhemasbewixhimselfandheaudiencehewasahirdesae,dry,repulsive,andunsocialoallindividuallyconsidered,hisexecuionwasmaserlybuedyisnohisunbendinghingforhisreason,hahesamedegreeofcredibiliyisnorequiredofiasoserioussceneshedegreesofcredibiliydemandedohewohingsmaybeillusraedbyhedifferensorofruhwhichweexpecwhenamanellsusamournfuloramerrysoryifwesuspecheformeroffalsehoodinanyoile,werejecialogeherourearsrefuseoflowaasuspecedimposiionbuheellerofamirhfulalehasiudeallowedhimweareconenwihlesshanabsolueruhishesamewihdramaicillusionweconfessweloveinedyoseeanaudiencenauralisedbehindhescenes,akenininoheineresofhedrama,weledasbysandershoweverhereissomehingungraciousinaicacorholdinghimself,alooffromallparicipaionorconcernwihhosewhoareeobediveredbyhimmacbehmusseehedagger,andnoearbuhisownbeoldofi;buanoldfoolinfarcemayhinkheseessomehing,andbyconsciouswordsandlooksexpressi,aspinlyashecanspeak,opi,box,andgallerywhenanimperineninragedy,anosric,forinsance,breaksinuponheseriouspassionsofhescene,weapproveofheconempwihwhichheisreaedbuwhenhepleasanimperinenofedy,inapiecepurelymeanogivedeligh,andraisemirhouofwhimsicalperplexiies,worrieshesudiousmanwihakinguphisleisure,ormakinghishousehishome,hesamesorofconempexpressed(howevernaural)woulddesroyhebanceofdelighinhespecaorsomakeheinrusionic,heacorwhopyshea

oyedmanmusaliledesernaure;hemus,inshor,behinkingofheaudience,andexpressonlysomuchdissaisfacionandpeevishnessasisconsisenwihhepleasureofedyinoherwords,hisperplexiymusseemhalfpuonifherepelheinruderwihhesobersefaceofamaninearnes,andmoreespeciallyifhedeliverhisexposuionsinaonewhichinheworldmusnecessarilyprovokeaduel;hisreallifema

erwilldesroyhewhimsicandpurelydramaicexisenceofheohercharacer(whichorenderiicdemandsananagonisicaliyonheparofhecharaceropposedoi),andconverwhawasmeanformirh,raherhanbelief,inoadownrighpieceofimperinenceindeed,whichwouldraisenodiversioninus,burahersirpain,oseeinflicedinearnesuponanyunworhypersonaveryjudiciousacor(inmosofhispars)seemsohavefalleninoanerrorofhissorinhispyingwihmrwrenchinhefarceoffreeandeasy

manyinsanceswouldbeedious;hesemaysufficeoshowhaicacingaleasdoesnoalwaysdemandfromheperformerhasricabsracionfromallreferenceoanaudience,whichisexacedofi;buhainsomecasesasorofpromisemayakepce,andallhepurposesofdramaicdelighaainbyajudiciousundersanding,noooopenlya

ounced,beweenhediesandgenlemen——onbohsidesofhecurain

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