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Henrik Ibsens Ghosts surprises modern audiences with some of the issues that it discusses, including out-of-wedlock children, venereal disease, incest, infidelity, and euthanasia. ...
The "ghosts in this play is one of Ibsens most powerful works, but also one of his most controversial. ... In 1898, at a dinner in Ibsens honor at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, King Oscar II expressed the opinion that Ghosts was not a good play, and that Ibsen should not have written it. After a moment of silence, the playwright replied, Your majesty, I had to write Ghosts.’’
Henrik Ibsen was born in 1828 to a wealthy family in Skien, on the east coast of Norway. ... During the early years of his life, Ibsen grew up in luxury. ...
After the familys fall from social prestige, life became difficult in the Ibsen household. ... His mother, whom Ibsen adored, became silent and moody. Henrik became withdrawn, interested in reading and in producing puppet shows. ...
Ibsen dropped out of school at age fifteen and worked for several years as a pharmacists assistant. ... Ghosts belongs to the second period, which is considered to be the most artistically productive. ...
Ghosts takes place in the library of the country house of Helena Alving, a wealthy widow. ... ”
In Ghosts, the only true loyalty is between Mrs. ...
At the time when he wrote Ghosts, Ibsen’s career had eased into a phase of social criticism. ... Of all Ibsen’s drama, Ghosts is easily the most controversial, packed with social and sexual theme that challenged the conventional morality. The Ending of the play constitutes a Rorschach test for the reader, with Ibsen refusing to let them off the hook. Ghosts is probably the Ibsen drama that relies most on symbolism. ... I believe this is one of Ibsen’s greatest plays and strongly recommend it to anyone.
Approximate Word count = 1962
Approximate Pages = 7.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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