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1、THEDARKLADYOFTHESONNETSTHEDARKLADYOFTHESONNETSBYBERNARDSHAW1THEDARKLADYOFTHESONNETSPREFACETOTHEDARKLADYOFTHESONNETSHowthePlaycametobeWrittenIhadbetterexplainwhy,inthislittle_pieced'occasion_,writtenforaperformanceinaidofthefundsoftheprojectforestablishingaNationalTheatreasamemorial
2、toShakespear,IhaveidentifiedtheDarkLadywithMistressMaryFitton.First,letmesaythatIdonotcontendthattheDarkLadywasMaryFitton,becausewhenthecaseinMary'sfavor(oragainsther,ifyoupleasetoconsiderthattheDarkLadywasnobetterthansheoughttohavebeen)wascomplete,aportraitofMarycametolightandturn
3、edouttobethatofafairlady,notofadarkone.Thatsettlesthequestion,iftheportraitisauthentic,whichIseenoreasontodoubt,andthelady'shairundyed,whichisperhapslesscertain.Shakespearrubbedinthelady'scomplexioninhissonnetsmercilessly;forinhisdayblackhairwasasunpopularasredhairwasintheearlydays
4、ofQueenVictoria.AnytingelighterthanravenblackmustbeheldfataltothestrongestclaimtobetheDarkLady.Andso,unlessitcanbeshewnthatShakespear'ssonnetsexasperatedMaryFittonintodyeingherhairandgettingpaintedinfalsecolors,Imustgiveupallpretencethatmyplayishistorical.ThelatersuggestionofMrAche
5、sonthattheDarkLady,farfrombeingamaidofhonor,keptataverninOxfordandwasthemotherofDavenantthepoet,istheoneIshouldhaveadoptedhadIwishedtobeuptodate.Why,then,didIintroducetheDarkLadyasMistressFitton?Well,Ihadtworeasons.Theplaywasnottohavebeenwrittenbymeatall,butbyMrsAlfredLyttelton;and
6、itwasshewhosuggestedasceneofjealousybetweenQueenElizabethandtheDarkLadyattheexpenseoftheunfortunateBard.Nowthis,iftheDarkLadywasamaidofhonor,wasquiteeasy.Ifshewereatavernlandlady,itwouldhavestrainedallprobability.SoIstucktoMaryFitton.ButIhadanother2THEDARKLADYOFTHESONNETSandmoreper
7、sonalreason.Iwas,inamanner,presentatthebirthoftheFittontheory.ItsparentandIhadbecomeacquainted;andheusedtoconsultmeonobscurepassagesinthesonnets,onwhich,asfarasIcanremember,Ineversucceededinthrowingthefaintestlight,atatimewhennobodyelsethoughtmyopinion,onthatoranyothersubject,ofthe
8、slightestimportance.Ithoug
