Excerpt from Shakspere Tercentennial CelebrationThe play tells the story of Xantippe's children, the studious Barnabas and the reckless Ishmael and the foolish, spoiled Delila. Barnabas, eager for learning and conscious of its power, warns his brother and sister against truancy. A neighbor, Eulalia, advises Xantippe of the increasingly evil ways of her wayward children. They fall under the spell of Iniquity and soon advance, each in his own way, on the road to destruction.The second part displays the tragic outcome. Delila, miserable in poverty and disease, is rescued by the prosperous and kindly Barnabas who recognizes his sister in spite of rags and disfigurement. Before Daniel, the judge, a desperate burglar and murderer - none other than Ishmael - is tried and condemned to the gallows. Worldly Shame then seizes Xantippe and enforces the lesson of her responsibility for the hanging of Ishmael and the pitiful death of Delila. Her attempt to stab herself is frustrated by Barnabas, who closes the play with a warning to all parents and children.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.