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THIRTY-SECOND SITUATION 107 admirer who is wrongly suspected). Of a Flirt: — "Suzette" (Brieux, 1908) ; "Four Times Seven are Twenty-Eight" (Coolus, 1909).

(4) — Baseless Jealousy Aroused by Malicious Rumors: — "Le Père Prodigue" by Dumas; "le Maítre de Forges" (Ohnet, 1883).

B (1) — Jealousy Suggested by a Traitor Who is Moved by Hatred: Shakespeare's "Othello" and "Much Ado about Nothing;" "Semiramide Riconosciuta" by Metastasio presents the fully developed denouement of it.

(2) — The Same Case, in Which the Traitor is Moved by Self-interest: — Shakespeare's "Cymbeline;" "La Fille du Roi d'Espagne" (Miracle of Notre-Dame, XIV Century).

(3) — The Same Case, in Which the Traitor is Moved by Jealousy and Self-interest: "Love and Intrigue" by Schiller.

C (1) — Reciprocal Jealousy Suggested to Husband and Wife by a Rival: — "The Portrait" by Massinger.

(2) — Jealousy Suggested to the Husband by a Dismissed Suitor: Voltaire's "Artemire;" "Le Chevalier Jean" (Joncieres, 1885.

(3) — Jealousy Suggested to the Husband by a Woman Who is in Love with him: "Malheur au Pauvres" (Bouvier, 1881).

(4) — Jealousy Suggested to the Wife by a Scorned Rival: "The Phtiotides" of Sophocles.

(5) — Jealousy Suggested to a Happy lover by the Deceived Husband: "Jalousie" (Vacquerie, 1888).

The number of dramatic elements brought into play already enables us to foresee many combinations for this Situation, whose improbabilities the public is always disposed to accept, however great they may be. Without abusing this indulgence, we may remark, even at first glance, that almost all the dramas above cited treat of