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 ERRONEOUS JUDGMENT

(The Mistaken One; the Victim of the Mistake; the Cause or Author of the Mistake; the Guilty Person.)

(Any sort of mistaken judgment may here be understood, even though committed only in the thought of one person to the detriment of another.)

A (1) — False Suspicion Where Faith is Necessary: — "The Serpent Woman" by Gozzi; "L'Etudiant Pauvre" Milloecker, 1889). One of the facets of "Henry V" is connected somewhat remotely with this situation, the incomprehension of the young prince's real character by the witnesses of his disorders. Dumas père has represented Henri de Navarre as misunderstood in the same way by his entourage.

(2) — False Suspicion (in which the jealousy is not without reason) Of a Mistress: Part of "Diane" by Augier; "Marie Stuart" by Alfieri.

(3) — False Suspicions Aroused by a Misunderstood Attitude Of a Loved One: "The Raven" by Gozzi; "Hypsipile" by Metastasio; "Theodora" (Sardou, 1884); part of "La Reine Fiammetta;" "Le Voleur" (Bernstein, 1906): "Les Grands" (Weber and Basset, 1909): "Coeur Maternel" (Franck, 1911),

(4) — By indifference: "Crainquebille" France, 1909: "le Vierge" Vallette),