Ghosts (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1881
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Rosenvold, Norway
- Principal Characters: Mrs. Helen Alving, Oswald Alving, Manders, Jacob Engstrand, Regina Engstrand
- Genres: Social realism, Drama
- Subjects: Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Fate or fatalism, Scandinavia or Scandinavians, Orphans or orphanages, Heredity, Norway or Norwegians, Semantics
- Locales: Norway
The Story:
Pastor Manders called on Mrs. Helen Alving on the eve of the tenth anniversary of her husband’s death to discuss certain details concerning the opening of an orphanage in memory of her late husband. The pastor found Mrs. Alving in the best of spirits, for her son Oswald, an artist, had returned from Paris to attend the dedication of the memorial to his father. Oswald, now twenty-six, had lived away from his parents since he was seven, and Mrs. Alving was delighted at the prospect of having her son spend the entire winter with her.
Oswald had idealized his...
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