Word: mortems
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...holding his own fascinating traits, and picking up power and sincerity to add to them. In this play he touches upon a problem, and while he refuses to come to grips with it, he approaches near enough to size it up pretty thoroughly. The problem is that of post-mortem honor-consideration for the dues of the dead, and how far they should affect the dues of the living. But the problem is not the play; the characters make that, and the gently ironical situations...
Certainly human nature does not change, notwithstanding what is said to the contrary. Just now there is a shock being endured by some minds because of the post-mortem honors being shown to Tom Slaughter, confirmed criminal and cold-blooded man-killer, who was assassinated by one of his own class after escaping from prison in the most romantic style imaginable...