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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,9 VIEW ( ! PROGRESS ! MOD]N DRAMA HAS MADE AS AN 9T]PRET] ( SOCIAL IDEAS & PORTRAY] ( ! HUMAN /RUGGLE AGA9/ 94 T]NAL & EXT]NAL B>RI]S1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY :AT ! FUTURE MAY BR+ 9 ! WAY ( GREAT DRAMATIC A*IEVEM5T4 ,SO F>1 H[EV]1 !RE IS H>DLY ANY?+ TO COMP>E ) 0 ,*ANTECL] 0 9 PHILOSOPHIC DEP? & POETIC BEAUTY4 

,*ANTECL] IS ! 9T5SE IDEALI/1 :OSE MISSION IS LI<T & TRU?4 ,HIS S\L IS AGL[ ) DEEP HUMAN SYMPA?IES1 & HIS GREAT PURPOSE 9 LIFE IS TO DISPEL ! NI<T4 ,HE KEEPS ALO( FROM M$IOCRITY2 9DE$1 HE HAS LITTLE KN[L$GE ( HIS IMM$IATE SURR\ND+S4 ,LIKE ALL GREAT VISION>IES1,*ANTECL] IS HUMAN1 0 ALL TOO HUMAN 02 !RE=E SUBJECT TO AGONIZ+ S\L DEPRESSIONS & D\BTS4 ,ALWAYS1 H[EV]1 HE REGA9S CONFID5CE & /R5G? :5 HE IS CLOSE TO ! SOIL2 :5 HE FEELS ! PRECI\S SAP ( ! E>? SURG+ ?R\< HIS BE+4 ,AT SU* TIMES HE FEELS ! MY/]I\S P[] ?AT GIVES HIM /R5G? TO PROCLAIM ! TRU?1 TO CALL =? ! GOLD5 GLORY ( ! DAY4 

,! PHEASANT H5 IS ! ET]NAL FEMALE1 BEWIT*4 +LY BEAUTIFUL1 BUT SELF-C5T]$ & VA94 ,TRUE TO H] DE/9Y1 %E MU/ POSSESS ! MAN & IS JEAL\S ( EV]Y?+ ?AT /&S BETWE5 H] & HIM %E LOVES4 ,%E !RE=E EMPLOYS EV]Y DEVICE TO KILL ,*ANTECL]'S FAI? 9 HIMSELF1 =1 AS %E TELLS HIM1 0 ,Y\ CAN BE ALL 9 ALL TO ME1 BUT NO?+ TO ! DAWN40 

,! BLACKBIRD IS ! MOD]NI/ :O HAS BECOME BLASE1 M5TALLY & SPIRITUALLY EMPTY4 ,HE IS A CYNIC & SC(F]2 )\T1 PR9CIPLE OR S9C]ITY HIMSELF1 HE SEES ONLY SMALL & PETTY 9T5TIONS 9 EV]YBODY ELSE4 

,PAT\1 TRUE & /AN*1 IS ! SYMBOL ( HONE/ CONVICTION & SIMPLICITY ( S\L4 ,HE LOA!S ! BLACKBIRD BECAUSE HE SEES 9 HIM1 ! EMBODIM5T ( A %ALL[1 SUP]FICIAL MOD]NITY1 A MOD]NITY B>R5 ( ALL POETIC VISION1 :I* AIMS ONLY AT MAT]IAL SUCCESS & T9SEL$ DISPLAY1 )\T REG>D = WOR?1 H>MONY OR PEACE4 

,! PEACOCK IS ! OV]BE>+1 CONCEIT$1 9TELLECTUAL *>LATAN2 ! SPOKESMAN ( \R PRES5TDAY CULTURE2 ! IDLE PRAT] ( 0 >T = >T'S SAKE40 ,AS SU* HE SETS ! /YLE & PACE = ! IDLE PURSUITS ( AN IDLE CLASS4 

,! GU9EA H5 IS NONE O!R ?AN \R MO/ ILLU/RI\S SOCIETY LADY4 ,/]ILE ( M9D & EMPTY ( S\L1 %E FLITS FROM ONE SOCIAL FUNCTION TO AN4 O!R1 TAK+ UP EV]Y FAD1 CL++ TO ! COATTAILS ( EV]Y NEWCOM]1 PROVID$ HE REPRES5T /ATION & PRE/IGE4 ,%E IS ! SLAVE ( FA%ION1 ! IMITATOR ( IDEAS1 ! SILLY HUNT] AFT] EFFECT - 9 %ORT1 ! P>ASITE UPON ! LABOR & EF=TS ( O!RS4 

,! NI<T BIRDS >E ! IGNORANT1 /UPID MA9TA9]S ( ! OLD4 ,!Y DETE/ ! LI<T BECAUSE IT EXPOSES !IR M$IOCRITY & /AGNATION4 ,!Y HATE ,*ANTECL] BECAUSE1 AS ! OLD [L REM>KS1 0 ,SIMPLE TORTURE IT IS TO HE> A BRAZ5 ?ROAT =EV] REM9D+ Y\ ( :IT Y\ KN[ TO BE ONLY TOO TRUE #a 0 ,?IS IS A CRIME M$IOCRITY NEV] =GIVES1 & IT CONSPIRES TO KILL ,*ANTECL]4 

,! WOODPECK] IS \R V]Y LE>N$ COLLEGE PR(ESSOR4 ,DIGNIFI$ & IMPORTANT1 HE L\DLY PROCLAIMS ! PR$IGE/$ FOOD ( HIS COLLEGE AS ! SOLE S\RCE ( ALL WISDOM4 

,! TOADS REPRES5T ! CR++1 SLIMY HANG]SON1 ! FLUNKIES & LICKSPITTLES :O TOADY = ! SAKE ( P]SONAL GA94 

0,*ANTECL]10 !N1 IS A SCA?+ >RAIGNM5T ( ! EMPT9ESS ( \R SO-CALL$ WISE & CULTUR$1 ( ! MEANNESS ( \R CONV5TIONAL LIES1 ! PETTY JEAL\SIES ( ! HUMAN BRE$ 9 RELATION TO EA* O!R4 ,AT ! SAME TIME 0,*ANTECL]0 *>ACT]IZES ! LACK ( UND]/&+ =1 & APPRECIATION (1 ! IDEAL & ! IDEALI/S -! MOB SPIRIT1 :E!R ON TOP OR AT ! BOTTOM1 US+ ! MO/ CRUEL & CONTEMPTIBLE ME?ODS TO DRAG ! IDEALI/ D[N2 TO REVILE & P]SECUTE HIM - AYE1 EV5 TO KILL HIM -= ! UNP>DONABLE S9 ( PROCLAIM+ ! IDEAL4 ,!Y CANNOT =GIVE ,*ANTECL] = WOR%IP+ ! SUN3 

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,BLAZE =? 9 GLORY6 4 4 4 

  ?\ ?AT DRIE/ ! TE>S ( ! MEANE/ AMONG WE$S  

 ,& DO/ ( A DEAD FL[] MAKE A LIV+ BUTT]FLY  

 ,?Y MIRACLE1 :]EV] ALMOND-TREES  

 ,%[] D[N ! W9D !IR SC5T$ %R$S1  

 ,DEAD PETALS DANC+ 9 A LIV+ SW>M  

 ,I WOR%IP !E1  ,SUN6 :OSE AMPLE LI<T1  

 ,BLESS+ EV]Y =EHEAD1 RIP5+ EV]Y FRUIT1  

 ,5T]+ EV]Y FL[] & EV]Y HOVEL1 

 ,P\RS ITSELF =? & YET IS NEV] LESS1  

 ,/ILL SP5D+ & UNSP5T-LIKE MO!R'S LOVE6  

,I S+ ( !E1 & WILL BE ?Y HI< PRIE/1  

,:O DISDA9E/ NOT TO GLASS ?Y %9+ FACE  

,9 ! HUMBLE BAS9 ( BLUE SUDS1  

,OR SEE ! LI<TN+ ( ?Y LA/ F>EWELL  

,REFLECT$ 9 AN HUMBLE COTTAGE PANE6 

 ,GLORY TO !E 9 ! V9EY>DS6 ,I ,GLORY TO !E 9 ! FIELDS6 

 ,GLORY AMONG ! GRASS & ON ! RO(S1  

 ,9 EYES ( LIZ>DS & ON W+S ( SWANS1  

 ,>TI/ :O MAK+ SPL5DID ! GREAT ?+S  

 ,=GETS NOT TO MAKE EXQUISITE ! SMALL6  

 ',TIS ?\ ?AT1 CUTT+ \T A SILH\ETTE1  

 ,TO ALL ?\ BEAME/ ON DO/ FA/5 ?IS D>K TW91 

  
 ,D\BL+ ! NUMB] ( DELI<TFUL %APES1 

 ,APPO9T+ TO EA* ?+ ITS %AD[1  

 ,MORE *>M+ (T5 ?AN ITSELF4 

,I PRAISE !E1 ,SUN6 ,?\ %$DE/ ROSES ON ! AIR1 

  
,DIAMONDS ON ! /REAM1 5*ANTM5T ON ! HILL2 

,A POOR DULL TREE ?\ TAKE/ & TURNE/ TO GRE5 RAPTURE1 

  
,O ,SUN1 )\T :OSE GOLD5 MAGIC--?+S  

,W\LD BE NO MORE ?AN :AT !Y >E6 

,9 ! ATMOSPH]E ( P]SECUTION & HATR$ ,*ANTECL] CONT9UES TO HOPE & TO WORK = HIS SUBLIME MISSION ( BR++ ! GOLD5 DAY4 ,BUT HIS PASSION = ! PHEASANT H5 PROVES HIS ,WAT]LOO4 ,IT IS ?R\< H] ?AT HE GR[S WEAK1 DISCLOS+ HIS SECRET4 ,BECAUSE ( H] HE ATT5DS ! SILLY FIVE O'CLOCK FUNCTION AT ! GU9EA H5'S1 & IS 9VOLV$ 9 A PRIZE FI<T4 ,HIS PASSION TEA*ES HIM TO UND]/& LIFE & ! FRAILTIES ( HIS FELL[ CREATURES4 ,HE LE>NS ! GREATE/ ( ALL TRU?S1 -?AT 0 IT IS ! /RUGGLE =1 RA!R ?AN ! ATTA9M5T (1 ! IDEAL1 :I* MU/ =EV] 90 SPIRE ! S9C]E1 HONE/ IDEALI/40 ,9DE$1 IT IS LIFE :I* TEA*ES ,*ANTECL] ?AT IF HE CANNOT WAKE ! DAWN1 HE MU/ R\SE MANK9D TO GREET ! SUN4 

,*ANTECL] F9DS HIMSELF 9 A TRY+ SITUATION :5 HE COMES 9TO ! GA!R+ AT ! GU9EA H5'S FIVE O'CLOCK TEA1 TO MEET ! POMP\S1 OV]BE>+ COCKS REPRES5T+ ! V>I\S GOV]NM5TS4 ,:5 HE >RIVES 9 ! MID/ ( !SE DI/+UI%$ SOCIETY PEOPLE1 HE IS PLI$ ) ! QU]Y1 0,H[ DO Y\ S+8 ,DO Y\ S+ ! ,ITALIAN S*OOL OR ! ,FR5* S*OOL OR ! ,G]MAN S*OOL8 0 ,POOR ,*ANTECL]1 9 ! SIMPLICITY ( HIS IDEALISM1 REPLIES1 0 ,I DON'T KN[ H[ ,I S+1 BUT #a KN[ :Y ,I S+40 ,:Y NE$ ! ,*ANTECL]S KN[ H[ !Y S+8 ,!Y REPRES5T ! TRU?1 :I* NE$S NO /YLI% CLO!S OR EXP5SIVE FEA!RS4 ,?AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 TRU? & FALSEHOOD4 ,FALSEHOOD MU/ DECK H]SELF \T BEYOND ALL SEMBLANCE ( NATURE & REALITY4 

,*ANTECL]4 ,I SAY 4 4 4 ?AT !SE RESPL5D5T G5TLEM5 >E MANUFACTUR$ W>ES1 ! WORK ( M]*ANTS ) HI<LY COMPLEX BRA9S1 :O TO FA%ION A RIDICUL\S *ICK5 HAVE TAK5 A W+ FROM ?AT ONE1 A TOPKNOT FROM ?IS4 ,I SAY ?AT 9 SU* ,COCKS NO?+ REMA9S ( ! TRUE ,COCK4 ,!Y >E ,COCKS ( %R$S & PAT*ES1 IDLE BRIC-A-BRAC1 FIT TO FIGURE 9 A CATALOG1 NOT 9 A B>NY>D ) ITS DEC5T DUN<ILL & ITS DOG4 ,I SAY ?AT ?OSE BEFRIZZL$1 B]UFFL$1 B$EVIL$ ,COCKS W]E NEV] /ROK$ & *]I%$ BY ,NATURE'S MAT]NAL H&4 4 4 4 ,& ,I ADD ?AT ! :OLE DUTY ( A ,COCK IS TO BE AN EMBODI$ CRIMSON CRY6 ,& :5 A ,COCK IS NOT ?AT1 IT MATT]S LITTLE ?AT HIS COMB BE %AP$ LIKE A TOAD/OOL1 OR HIS QUILLS TWI/$ LIKE A SCREW1 HE WILL SOON VANI% & BE HE>D ( NO MORE1 HAV+ BE5 NO?+ BUT A V>IETY ( A V>IETY6 

,! ,GAME ,COCK APPE>S4 ,HE GREETS ,*ANTECLE> ) ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT HE IS ! ,*AMPION FI<T]1 ?AT HE HAS KILL$ SO & SO MANY ,COCKS 9 ONE DAY & AN EQUAL NUMB] ON O!R OCCASIONS4 ,*ANTECL] REPLIES SIMPLY1 0,I HAVE NEV] KILL$ ANY?+4 ,BUT AS #a HAVE AT DIFF]5T TIMES SUCCOR$1 DEF5D$1 PROTECT$ ?IS ONE & ?AT1 ,I MI<T P]HAPS BE CALL$1 9 MY FA%ION1 BRAVE40 

,! FI<T BEG9S4 ,*ANTECL] IS W\ND$ & AB\T TO SUCCUMB1 :5 SUDD5LY ALL ! GUE/S PRES5T RU% TO ,*ANTECL] = PROTECTION3 ! COMMON 5EMY1 ! ,HAWK IS SE5 TO APPROA*4 ,*ANTECL] MI/AKES ! C[>DICE ( ?OSE :O COME TO SEEK HIS AID1 = FRI5D%IP2 BUT ! MOM5T ! DANG] IS OV]1 ! CR[D AGA9 CIRCLES >\ND ! FI<T]S1 9CIT+ ! ,GAME ,COCK TO KILL ,*ANTECL]4 ,BUT AT ! CRITICAL MOM5T ! ,GAME ,COCK MORTALLY W\NDS HIMSELF ) HIS [N SPURS1 & IS JE]$ & DRIV5 (F ! SC5E BY ! SAME MOB ?AT =M]LY *E]$ HIM ON4 ,*ANTECL]1 WEAK & EXHAU/$ FROM LOSS ( BLOOD1 DISILLUSION$ & /UNG TO ! V]Y S\L1 FOLL[S ! PHEASANT H5 TO ! ,=E/4 

,SOON HE F9DS HIMSELF A H5PECK$ HUSB&3 HE MAY NOT CR[ TO HIS HE>T'S CONT5T ANY MORE1 HE MAY NOT WAKE ! SUN1 = HIS LADY LOVE IS JEAL\S4 ,! ONLY TIME HE CAN CR[ IS :5 H] EYES >E CLOS$ 9 SLEEP4 

,BUT LEAVE IT TO ! PHEASANT H5 TO F]RET \T A SECRET4 ,OV]HE>+ ,*ANTECL]'S CONV]SATION ) ! WOODPECK]1 %E IS FURI\S4 0 ,I WILL NOT LET ! SUN DEFRAUD ME ( MY LOVE10 %E CRIES4 ,BUT ,*ANTECL] REPLIES1 0 ,!RE IS NO GREAT LOVE \TSIDE ( ! %AD[ ( ! IDEAL40 ,%E MAKES USE ( H] BEAUTY & *>M TO W9 HIM FROM ! SUN4 ,%E EMBRACES HIM & PLEADS1 0 ,COME TO MY S(T BOSOM4 ,:Y NE$ Y\ BO!R AB\T ! SUN8 0 

,*ANTECL] HE>S ! NI<T+ALE &1 LIKE ALL GREAT >TI/S1 HE RECOGNIZES H] WOND]FUL VOICE1 H] 9SPIR+ P[]S COMP>$ ) :I* HIS [N MU/ SEEM H>D & CRUDE4 ,SUDD5LY A %OT IS HE>D1 & ! LITTLE BIRD FALLS DEAD TO ! GR\ND4 ,*ANTECL] IS HE>T-BROK54 ,& AS HE M\RNS ! SWEET S+]1 ! DAWN BEG9S TO BREAK4 ,! PHEASANT H5 COV]S HIM ) H] W+1 TO KEEP HIM FROM SEE+ ! SUN RISE1 & !N MOCKS HIM BECAUSE ! SUN HAS RIS5 )\T HIS CR[+4 ,! %OCK IS T]RIBLE TO POOR ,*ANTECL]1 YET 9 HIS DESP]ATION HE GIVES ONE TREM5D\S COCK-ADOODLE- DO4 

0 ,:Y >E Y\ CR[+8 0 ! H5 ASKS40 ,AS A W>N+ TO MYSELF1 = ?RICE HAVE ,I D5I$ ! ?+ ,I LOVE40 

,*ANTECL] IS 9 DESPAIR4 ,BUT N[ HE HE>S ANO!R ,NI<T+ALE1 MORE SILV]Y & BEAUTIFUL ?AN ! FIR/4 0,LE>N1 COMRADE1 ?IS SORR[FUL & REASSUR+ FACT1 ?AT NO ONE1 ,COCK ( ! MORN+ OR EV5+ NI<T+ALE1 HAS QUITE ! SONG ( HIS DREAMS40 

,A WOND]FUL MESSAGE1 = !RE MU/ ALWAYS BE 9 ! S\L A FAI? SO FAI?FUL ?AT IT COMES BACK EV5 AFT] IT HAS BE5 SLA940 ,IT IS VITAL TO UND]/& ?AT IT IS RA!R ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ?\< WE CANNOT WAKE ! DAWN1 WE MU/ PREP>E ! PEOPLE TO GREET ! RIS+ SUN4 

,S\RCE3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,! ,SOCIAL ,SIGNIFICANCE ( !  
,MOD]N ,DRAMA 

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