'A. young lady dramatist, an age quaintance of ours, Its burst forth, into Greek tragedy, by éndeavoure? ing to portray an incident or twa) in the life of Socrates. At' the mature'age of 12 years she refuses to. sce the immensity of the old Greek plays, but leans strongly tos wards the human side, obtaining litre assistance from history, but apparently much from observance of the daily life around her. play is nob very long, but in a very, short passage between Mz, and Mrs Socrates she manages to convey the impression that the gentleman was somewhat of a roustabout, a man who insists on having friends home at all sorts of inconvenient times, while Zantippe she sketches. in as regular termagant. Thus we ting Socrates receiving friend, entirely, ivested of the glamour of history, and given a very straight talking to by the wife of his bosom:—4
Scone of Socrates and Zantippe Zon: Why are you Into? You ought to be ashamed of yourself, come Ing home at this tine, Soo: Why, my dear 1 could not hel wae at thes tell Hat ait the same you should nat be tate you could have left Dat anyhow sit you down fell me did, Anexgoras. get "hie ped of, he for I'do not like him, he like a god No, may door, ho id mot have city by tuntise to-morrow mems
Thank Zueus! 1 ne. 4 Entering? "Angoras hath come: he my. friends 1 with that thou lad mever Deen 90 wise to have thought all these things.
Zan: Whatt™ Do you think that be fa Soe: ¥en, my door, and may my friend dino toomight'with met No, ceranly hat, got out of this have at once and, Socrates, why wre being. him in thie houie, bub?
Bat my dear wife he ts honest, We is" not. Do. not, Tie to. m on, You get out toos "right Wait a minute One, fexgoras T am coming t00, Nor'T"havo changed my thin You will T should you would you thing el yeo.
save my HUpper Nov, fake thine (Throwing water head and said "after the Chundos, omen' the Tain If Zantippe rules the Socratia household with a rod of iron, shi at least no respecter of per for when the judge comes round to. tell Socrates to drop round to the Court with him and be tried, Zantippe speaks p:—
Zan (opening the door): Well Judge that do went. here? an: "(opening the door), Well Judge "to come to) court, HERE my food frien tsi Siy"ood Fiend' inet, ete Ti'snow if Tam, "Get out-of shall Get the broom wats about ty get out T tell cannot. 1 must tell Soe, to fame right away. "1 tell you Yee, dunt a mine, Yeu erect hope Athena will ich 9 and rad aid yo want Judge! Amt Tsuppored to go to" court now Yen hall walk with you sce: Wodbye zasinpe., 1508 come teveot, pud tad As if 1 would.
Tam coming now Judge, is a nasty dig to warn Zantippe off the course in the matter of pleading his case before the judges, but Zantippe is quite equal to the occasion, with her telic ing retort, Soc. is apparently no better a pleader than he should be, possibly, according to our dramatist, he would have done better if Zantippe had been allowed to attend and speak a piece, fora woman who throws a basin at her husband, and threatens to chase a judicial dignit~ ary out of the house with a broom, mean woman.
But in Court they are out for Soc.'s seal Scene LI. In the court, Dodge: Do you Uelieve in one gods or You believe in others... Soe: Tibeeve in your gods but!
Judge:." Well have vou any
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