The fair penitent, a tragedy.

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In making his adaptation, Rowe eliminated characters and simplified the action "to create a more focused play than the original." He pursued "neoclassical simplicity" but in the process sacrificed the "underlying moral principles" of the original. Rowe shifted the setting from Dijon to Genoa, and changed the main characters' names. The Royal Convert (1707) was a story about a love triangle between two brothers, Hengist and Aribert, and a Christian woman named Ethelinda, who is martyred. [10] THIS dramatic composition was wrote at a time when genius received nourishment from the beams of royal favour, ere the muses of this isle were germanized into stone; and stands to this day in estimation at least equal to any except those of Shakespeare. It opens with Horatio and Alta|mont, two persons of rank in Genoa, from whom we learn, that it is the latter's bridal day; there appears to be strong links of friendship between these two characters, and that Sciolto, a nobleman, father to Altamont's bride, has shewn particular marks of favour to Horatio, on account of being Altamont's brother-in-law and friend; his attach|ment to Altamont arose from a peculiar mark of filial duty shewn by him to a dead father, in yield|ing himself to prison, that his father's corpse, which had been arrested by rigid creditors, might obtain the usual rites of burial.

long, very long, will the parental parts in tragedy labour under the material deficiency of his untimely loss.

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with unresolved and trembling hand, but shudders? who hears his distraction at the thoughts of his daughter's tasting death, but feels pity vibrating in every nerve? however, recommending self-destruc|tion to his child, is equally unworthy the Christian, the parent, and the man. who thinks the object of his wishes free from every criminal imputation, charges Horatio with ill behaviour, who to exculpate himself is be|trayed into an explanation respecting Calista, rather blameable; yet from a person in his agitation of spi|rits probable enough. Fired by the charge of guilt, levelled at her he loves, a charge merely supported by assertion; Altamont indulges violent resentment, even so far as to throw off all traces of friendship; we have another blow given in this scene; as such a cir|cumstance generally creates laughter, and is at any rate disgraceful to persons of rank, we wonder an author of Mr. ROWE's delicacy, could repeatedly introduce it.

breaking all ties of paternal tenderness aims at Calista's life, which is saved by her husband's hu|mane interposition, even contrary to her strong persuasive supplications for death at a father's hand; Sciolto's start of phrenzy being passed off, he in|dulges reflection and reproach in a truly pathetic manner; the picture Calista gives of her own re|tirement, contrition, and mournful catastrophe is extremely affecting. Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference On his father's death, when he was nineteen, he became the master of an independent fortune. [2] He was left to his own direction, and from that time ignored law to try his hand first at poetry, and then later at writing plays. [4] After all, a lapse in title, suppose one proved, is but a very slight object for criticism to fix on; it is like faulcons preying upon flies; especially in respect of this piece, which exhibits a regular plot; scenes well arranged, characters happily delineated, elegant versification, and instructive sentiments.Lothario now comes forward acquainting Ros|sano with his loss of the letter, which villain-like he does not regret, as it may be the means of infamy and wretchedness to the unhappy woman he has ruined, but as he wants to make it an instrument of his antipathy against Altamont.