The Theatre
The Theatre
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But the colouring of the representation is so 176 THE THEATRE.
artfully and treacherously arranged, the garb of virtue is so adroitly adjusted, that the mind of the spectator may be disarmed even of suspicion. And should the real character of the sentiment represented, be detected through its borrowed covering, still its gross- ness is so chastened by the blending of higher and more commendable qualities, that the mind admits to its contemplation, the deco- rated monster, more perhaps on the cr...edit of its accompanying qualities, than its own; and the sensation experienced is that of pleasure. The artifice has succeeded. A mind, once keenly alive to the odiousness of undisguised vice, is thus made to derive pleasure from the exhibition of it, in connexion with hypoc- risy and falsehood. The spectator may perceive the cheat, but he is pleased with the illusion. The romance of crime triumphs over its enormity; for his love of pleasure is stronger than his hatred of vice. Once, his mind cherished the association of pain with vice, but now the theatre has broken up that association, and by enabling him to derive pleasure from the representation of vice, an opposite association is formed, which is THE THEATRE.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But the colouring of the representation is so 176 THE THEATRE.
artfully and treacherously arranged, the garb of virtue is so adroitly adjusted, that the mind of the spectator may be disarmed even of suspicion. And should the real character of the sentiment represented, be detected through its borrowed covering, still its gross- ness is so chastened by the blending of higher and more commendable qualities, that the mind admits to its contemplation, the deco- rated monster, more perhaps on the cr...edit of its accompanying qualities, than its own; and the sensation experienced is that of pleasure. The artifice has succeeded. A mind, once keenly alive to the odiousness of undisguised vice, is thus made to derive pleasure from the exhibition of it, in connexion with hypoc- risy and falsehood. The spectator may perceive the cheat, but he is pleased with the illusion. The romance of crime triumphs over its enormity; for his love of pleasure is stronger than his hatred of vice. Once, his mind cherished the association of pain with vice, but now the theatre has broken up that association, and by enabling him to derive pleasure from the representation of vice, an opposite association is formed, which is THE THEATRE.
What to read after The Theatre?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by S G Samuel Gover Winchester to read onlineMoreLess
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